10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended April 30, 2013

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

For the Transition Period from                     to                     

Commission File Number 001-31756

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	13-1947195
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Church Street, Suite 201, Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(301) 315-0027

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one).

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Common stock, $0.15 par value, 13,974,327 shares as of June 3, 2013.

ARGAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORT

APRIL 30, 2013

INDEX

		Page No.
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements.
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013		3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended April 30, 2013 and 2012		4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended April 30, 2013 and 2012		5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.		16
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.		25
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures.		25
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION		26
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings.		26
Item 1A.	Risk Factors.		26
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.		26
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities.		26
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures. (not applicable to the Registrant).		26
Item 5.	Other Information.		26
Item 6.	Exhibits.		27
SIGNATURES			27
CERTIFICATIONS

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ARGAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	April 30, 2013			January 31, 2013
	(Unaudited)			(Note 1)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	169,387,000		$	175,142,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts		19,392,000			24,879,000
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings		1,062,000			1,178,000
Deferred income tax assets		1,095,000			1,303,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		6,096,000			1,606,000
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		197,032,000			204,108,000
Property, plant and equipment, net ($3,248,000 and $5,309,000 related to variable interest entities as of April 30 and January 31, 2013, respectively)		7,399,000			9,468,000
Goodwill		18,476,000			18,476,000
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization		2,270,000			2,331,000
Deferred income tax and other assets		409,000			341,000
TOTAL ASSETS	$	225,586,000		$	234,724,000
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	28,474,000		$	32,699,000
Accrued expenses		9,075,000			9,488,000
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings		61,485,000			73,359,000
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		99,034,000			115,546,000
Other liabilities		8,000			10,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES		99,042,000			115,556,000
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share – 500,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—			—
Common stock, par value $0.15 per share – 30,000,000 shares authorized; 13,977,560 shares issued at April 30 and January 31, 2013; 13,974,327 shares outstanding at April 30 and January 31, 2013		2,096,000			2,096,000
Additional paid-in capital		95,440,000			95,004,000
Retained earnings		30,260,000			23,850,000
Treasury stock, at cost – 3,233 shares at April 30 and January 31, 2013		(33,000	)		(33,000	)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		127,763,000			120,917,000
Noncontrolling interests (variable interest entities, Note 2)		(1,219,000	)		(1,749,000	)
TOTAL EQUITY		126,544,000			119,168,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	225,586,000		$	234,724,000

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ARGAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2013		2012
Net revenues
Power industry services	$	43,769,000	$	57,728,000
Telecommunications infrastructure services		2,879,000		5,962,000
Net revenues		46,648,000		63,690,000
Cost of revenues
Power industry services		31,246,000		48,984,000
Telecommunications infrastructure services		2,374,000		4,605,000
Cost of revenues		33,620,000		53,589,000
Gross profit		13,028,000		10,101,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses		3,443,000		3,028,000
Income from operations		9,585,000		7,073,000
Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity		1,120,000		—
Other income (expense), net		155,000		(9,000	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		10,860,000		7,064,000
Income tax expense		3,920,000		2,517,000
Income from continuing operations		6,940,000		4,547,000
Discontinued operations (Note 15)
Loss on discontinued operations before income tax benefit		—		(405,000	)
Income tax benefit		—		120,000
Loss on discontinued operations		—		(285,000	)
Net income		6,940,000		4,262,000
Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		530,000		(176,000	)
Net income attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc.	$	6,410,000	$	4,438,000
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc.:
Continuing operations (Note 11)
Basic	$	0.46	$	0.35
Diluted	$	0.45	$	0.34
Discontinued operations
Basic	$	—	$	(0.02	)
Diluted	$	—	$	(0.02	)
Net income
Basic	$	0.46	$	0.32
Diluted	$	0.45	$	0.32
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic		13,974,000		13,663,000
Diluted		14,127,000		13,950,000

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ARGAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2013			2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	6,940,000		$	4,262,000
Removal of loss on discontinued operations		—			285,000
Income from continuing operations		6,940,000			4,547,000
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash (used in) provided by continuing operating activities:
Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity		(1,120,000	)		—
Stock option compensation expense		436,000			236,000
Deferred income tax expense		382,000			21,000
Depreciation		129,000			117,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles		61,000			61,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		5,589,000			(2,463,000	)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings		183,000			315,000
Prepaid expenses and other assets		44,000			2,428,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(4,323,000	)		(3,388,000	)
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings		(11,874,000	)		18,026,000
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operating activities		(3,553,000	)		19,900,000
Net cash used in discontinued operating activities		—			(78,000	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(3,553,000	)		19,822,000
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net		(684,000	)		(1,164,000	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(684,000	)		(1,164,000	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in loans to Moxie Liberty		(1,397,000	)		—
Deconsolidation of variable interest entity cash		(121,000	)		—
Net proceeds from the exercise of stock options and warrants		—			127,000
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(1,518,000	)		127,000
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(5,755,000	)		18,785,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		175,142,000			156,524,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	169,387,000		$	175,309,000
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for income taxes	$	1,833,000		$	2,000

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ARGAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APRIL 30, 2013

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of the Business

Argan, Inc. (“Argan”) conducts continuing operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Gemma Power Systems, LLC and affiliates (“GPS”), which provide the substantial portion of consolidated net revenues, and Southern Maryland Cable, Inc. (“SMC”). Argan and these consolidated subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as the “Company.” Through GPS, the Company provides a full range of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance and consulting services to the power generation and renewable energy markets for a wide range of customers including public utilities and independent power project owners. The combination of GPS and its consolidated variable interest entities represents our power industry services business segment. Through SMC, the services of the telecommunications infrastructure services segment include project management, construction, installation and maintenance provided to commercial, local government and federal government customers primarily in the mid-Atlantic region.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Argan, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and any variable interest entities for which GPS is deemed to be the primary beneficiary (see Note 2 below). The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In Note 14, the Company has provided certain financial information relating to the operating results and assets of its industry segments based on the manner in which management disaggregates the Company’s financial reporting for purposes of making internal operating decisions.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2013, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2013 has been derived from audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, considered necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of April 30, 2013 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto (including the summary of significant accounting policies), and the independent registered public accounting firm’s report thereon that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013 on April 12, 2013.

Fair Values

The carrying value amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable and accounts payable are reasonable estimates of their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value amounts of business segments (as needed for purposes of determining indications of impairment to the carrying value of goodwill) are determined using an average of valuations based on market multiples and discounted cash flows, and consideration of our market capitalization.

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NOTE 2—VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Moxie Energy, LLC (“Moxie”), a Delaware limited liability company, has been sponsoring the development of two natural gas-fired power plants located in the Marcellus Shale natural gas region of Pennsylvania. The strategy of Moxie is to develop these power plants (the “Moxie Projects,” both of which are limited liability companies wholly owned by Moxie) near the natural gas source and to provide electricity to the power grid in the northeastern United States, eliminating the need to transport natural gas via pipeline over long distances to supply the power production plants. The Moxie Projects have been engaged in the lengthy process of planning the construction, ownership and operation of the power plants.

Under a development agreement with Moxie, as amended and restated, Gemma Power, Inc. (“GPI,” an affiliate of GPS that is wholly owned by Argan) has supported the development of these two projects with loans that are being made in order to cover most of the costs of the development efforts. As of April 30, 2013, GPI had provided approximately $7,863,000 to the Moxie Projects under short-term development loans, which are due by September 30, 2014 and accrue interest at an annual rate of 20%. GPI has been authorized by the Company’s board of directors to extend loans to the Moxie Projects that could total up to $10 million, as currently contemplated by the agreement. Moxie has supported the arrangement by providing GPI with a first priority lien and security interest in all of the assets of the Moxie Projects, limited recourse guarantees of all of the obligations of the projects to GPI, and first priority liens on its membership interests in the two projects. The admission of any additional investor that would change the control of Moxie or either of the Moxie Projects would be subject to the prior approval of GPI. Pursuant to the development agreement, Moxie provided GPI with the right to receive development success fees and granted GPS the right to provide construction services for the two projects under engineering, procurement and construction contracts.

In April 2013, the Company announced that Moxie had reached an agreement for the purchase of its membership interest in one of the Moxie Projects, Moxie Liberty LLC (“Moxie Liberty”), by a third party investor. The consummation of the purchase of Moxie Liberty is contingent upon the investor securing permanent financing for the project, which shall occur no later than August 2, 2013. In addition, the investor made several commitments in order to support the continuing progress of this project. These include commitments 1) to provide collateral in the form of cash or letters of credit supporting Moxie Liberty’s securing the right to connect to the electricity grid, 2) to make equipment deposit payments to the manufacturer of the natural gas-fired turbines, and 3) to commence payments to GPS under the corresponding engineering, procurement and construction contact. The equipment deposit funding will be provided by the investor under secured loans bearing annual interest of 10%. The investor has stated that it does not require additional funding in order to fulfill these commitments. The membership interest purchase agreement requires Moxie Liberty to continue to conduct the remaining development activities. However, the rights of Moxie Liberty to conduct any activities that deviate from the development plan are subject to the approval of the investor.

In April 2013, the Company also announced that GPI consented to Moxie Liberty’s secured lending arrangement with the investor and agreed to equal priority with the investor regarding claims (neither party shall have a priority of payment over or be subordinate to the other) and the method for sharing the proceeds of any debt payments made by Moxie Liberty. Finally, in late April 2013, GPS and Moxie Liberty entered into an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Liberty Generating Station (the “EPC Contract”). The contract confirmed that earlier in the month Moxie Liberty had provided GPS with a limited notice to proceed with the commencement of certain work covered by the EPC Contract. The total price of the effort contemplated by the EPC Contract shall become fixed so long as full notice to proceed with construction is received by GPS by July 1, 2013.

Primarily due to the Moxie Projects not having sufficient equity investment to permit the entities to finance their activities without additional financial support, these entities were considered to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”) under current accounting guidance. Despite not having an ownership interest in the Moxie Projects, the Company concluded that GPI was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs due substantially to the significance of GPI’s loans to the entities, the risk that GPI could absorb significant losses if the development projects are not successful, the opportunity for GPI to receive development success fees and the intent of the parties for GPI to be awarded large contracts for the construction of the two power plants. Accordingly, the Company included the accounts of the Moxie Project VIEs in its consolidated financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2013.

During April 2013, the power to direct the economic activities of Moxie Liberty that most affect its economic performance shifted to the third party investor through the completion of the agreements described above. GPI is no longer the primary source of financing for Moxie Liberty. The primary source of financing for the pre-construction phase is the investor who is providing significant financing in order to secure connection to the electricity grid and to pay for the natural gas-fired turbines, the most significant equipment components of the power plant. Through the EPC Contract, GPS has transitioned into its typical role of engineering, procurement and construction contractor where it is subject to the direction of the project owner, in this case Moxie Liberty, and where the investor is making payments directly to GPS in order to cover certain pre-construction costs incurred under the EPC Contract.

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Further, the identification of sources and closing of the permanent financing for the Moxie Liberty project are activities being directed and completed primarily by the investor.

As a result, the Company has ceased the consolidation of Moxie Liberty. The elimination of the accounts of Moxie Liberty from the Company’s consolidated financial statements resulted in a gain which was recorded in the three month period ended April 30, 2013 in the amount of $1,120,000. This consolidation accounting did not eliminate GPI’s note receivable from Moxie Liberty in the amount of $4,125,000 and corresponding accrued interest of $571,000. Accordingly, the total amount of $4,696,000, which approximated the Company’s amount of maximum exposure to loss as of April 30, 2013, was included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. This balance, along with any development success fees related to the Moxie Liberty project, will be paid to GPI at the closing of the membership purchase agreement.

The Company will continue to consolidate the accounts of the other Moxie Project, Moxie Patriot LLC, until GPI is no longer considered to be the primary beneficiary (see Note 16 for subsequent events related to Moxie Patriot). Net operating losses associated with the Moxie Project entities (before corresponding income tax benefit) and included in the consolidated results of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were $261,000 and $281,000, respectively. The condensed consolidated balance sheets as of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 included the following amounts related to the consolidated VIEs.

	April 30, 2013		January 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	$	278,000	$	190,000
Property, plant and equipment		3,248,000		5,309,000
Total assets	$	3,526,000	$	5,499,000
Accounts payable	$	208,000	$	334,000
Accrued expenses		365,000		747,000
Total liabilities	$	573,000	$	1,081,000

The balances for accrued expenses as of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 represented amounts due to Moxie.

NOTE 3—CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company holds cash on deposit at Bank of America in excess of federally insured limits. Management does not believe that the risk associated with keeping deposits in excess of federal deposit limits represents a material risk.

NOTE 4—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Amounts retained by project owners under construction contracts and included in accounts receivable at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 were approximately $17.0 million and $20.2 million, respectively. Such retainages represent amounts withheld by construction project owners until a defined phase of a contract or project has been completed and accepted by the customer. The lengths of retention periods may vary, but for material amounts they typically range between nine months and three years.

The allowance for doubtful accounts at both April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 was approximately $5.5 million. In fiscal year 2010, a substantial portion of the accounts receivable from the owner of a partially completed construction project was written down against the allowance to $5.5 million, the amount of the net proceeds remaining from a public auction of the facility. As the amount that the Company may ultimately receive in a distribution of the auction proceeds, if any, is not known at this time, the remaining account receivable amount was fully reserved. The amounts of the provision for accounts receivable losses for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were not material.

NOTE 5—COSTS, ESTIMATED EARNINGS AND BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS

The Company’s billing practices are governed primarily by the contract terms of each project based on the achievement of milestones, pre-agreed schedules or progress towards completion approved by the project owner. Billings do not necessarily correlate with net revenues recognized under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Contract costs include all direct costs, such as material and labor, and those indirect costs related to contract performance such as payroll taxes, insurance, job supervision and equipment charges. The amounts of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings are expected to be billed and collected in the normal course of business.

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Unapproved change orders, which represent contract variations for which the Company has project owner approval for scope changes but not for the price associated with the scope changes, are reflected in net revenues when it is probable that the applicable costs will be recovered through a change in the contract price. There were no significant unapproved favorable change orders as of April 30, 2013.

The tables below set forth the aggregate amounts of costs incurred and earnings accrued on uncompleted contracts compared with the billings for those contracts through April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, and reconcile the net amounts of billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings to the amounts included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at those dates.

	April 30,		January 31,
	2013		2013
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts	$	289,733,000	$	259,390,000
Estimated accrued earnings		59,482,000		48,724,000
		349,215,000		308,114,000
Less—Billings to date		409,638,000		380,295,000
	$	60,423,000	$	72,181,000
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	$	1,062,000	$	1,178,000
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings		61,485,000		73,359,000
	$	60,423,000	$	72,181,000

NOTE 6—PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 consisted of the following:

	April 30, 2013		January 31, 2013
Land and improvements	$	471,000	$	471,000
Building and improvements		2,618,000		2,587,000
Furniture, machinery and equipment		3,272,000		3,060,000
Trucks and other vehicles		1,643,000		1,803,000
Construction project costs of variable interest entities		3,248,000		5,309,000
		11,252,000		13,230,000
Less – accumulated depreciation		3,853,000		3,762,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	7,399,000	$	9,468,000

Depreciation expense amounts related to continuing operations for property, plant and equipment were approximately $129,000 and $117,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The costs of maintenance and repairs for continuing operations totaled $66,000 and $92,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company also uses equipment and occupies facilities under non-cancelable operating leases and other rental agreements. Rent included in the selling, general and administrative expenses of continuing operations was $35,000 and $112,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Rent incurred on construction projects and included in the costs of revenues of continuing operations were $1,017,000 and $3,293,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

NOTE 7—OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company’s intangible assets, other than goodwill, consisted of the following amounts at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013:

		April 30, 2013						January 31,
	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Amount		2013 Net Amount
Trade name—GPS	15 years	$	3,643,000	$	1,554,000	$	2,089,000	$	2,150,000
Trade name—SMC	Indefinite		181,000		—		181,000		181,000
Intangible assets, net		$	3,824,000	$	1,554,000	$	2,270,000	$	2,331,000

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Amortization expense was $61,000 for each of the three month periods ended April 30, 2013 and 2012.

NOTE 8—FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The Company maintains financing arrangements with Bank of America (the “Bank”). The financing arrangements, as amended, provide a revolving loan with a maximum borrowing amount of $4.25 million that is available until May 31, 2015, with interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%. The Company may obtain standby letters of credit from the Bank for use in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $10.0 million. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Bank financing arrangements as of April 30, 2013 or January 31, 2013.

The Company has pledged the majority of its assets to secure the financing arrangements. The Bank’s consent is required for acquisitions, divestitures and cash dividends. The Bank requires that the Company comply with certain financial covenants at its fiscal year-end and at each of its fiscal quarter-ends (using a rolling 12-month period) including covenants that (1) the ratio of total funded debt to EBITDA not exceed 2 to 1, (2) the fixed charge coverage ratio be not less than 1.25 to 1, and (3) the ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA not exceed 1.50 to 1.

The amended financing arrangements also contain an acceleration clause which allows the Bank to declare outstanding borrowed amounts due and payable if it determines in good faith that a material adverse change has occurred in the financial condition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. If the Company’s performance results in noncompliance with any of its financial covenants, or if the Bank seeks to exercise its rights under the acceleration clause referred to above, management would seek to modify the financing arrangements. However, there can be no assurance that the Bank would not exercise its rights and remedies under the financing arrangements including accelerating the payment of any outstanding senior debt. At April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants of its amended financing arrangements. Management believes that the Company will continue to comply with its financial covenants under the financing arrangements.

NOTE 9—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In June 2011, the stockholders approved the adoption of the 2011 Stock Plan (the “Stock Plan”) including 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance thereunder. The Stock Plan, which will expire in July 2021, served to replace the Argan, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”) which expired in July 2011. As was the case under the Option Plan, the Company’s Board of Directors may make awards under the Stock Plan to officers, directors and key employees. Awards may include incentive stock options (“ISOs”) or nonqualified stock options (“NSOs”), and restricted or unrestricted stock. ISOs granted under the Stock Plan shall have an exercise price per share at least equal to the common stock’s market value per share at the date of grant, a seven or ten-year term, and typically shall become fully exercisable one year from the date of grant. NSOs may be granted at an exercise price per share that differs from the common stock’s market value per share at the date of grant, may have up to a ten-year term, and become exercisable as determined by the Company’s board of directors, typically one year from the date of award. At April 30, 2013, there were 495,000 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the two plans, including approximately 10,500 shares of the Company’s common stock available for awards under the Stock Plan.

A summary of activity under the Option and Stock Plans for the three months ended April 30, 2013 is presented below:

Options	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contract Term (Years)		Weighted Average Fair Value
Outstanding, January 31, 2013		926,224	$	14.34		5.39	$	5.93
Granted		71,000	$	16.11
Forfeited		—	$	—
Exercised		—	$	—
Outstanding, April 30, 2013		997,224	$	14.47		5.63	$	5.74
Exercisable, April 30, 2013		700,724	$	13.17		4.78	$	5.94
Exercisable, January 31, 2013		537,724	$	12.16		4.46	$	6.12

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A summary of the change in the number of non-vested options to purchase shares of common stock for the three months ended April 30, 2013 is presented below:

	Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value
Nonvested, January 31, 2013		388,500		$	5.67
Granted		71,000		$	3.27
Forfeited		—		$	—
Vested		(163,000	)	$	5.35
Nonvested, April 30, 2013		296,500		$	5.27

Compensation expense amounts related to stock options were $436,000 and $236,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At April 30, 2013, there was $844,000 in unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options. The Company expects to recognize the compensation expense for these awards within the next twelve months. There were no stock options exercised during the three months ended April 30, 2013. At April 30, 2013, the aggregate market value of the shares of common stock subject to outstanding and exercisable stock options exceeded the aggregate exercise price of such options by approximately $3,224,000 and $3,178,000, respectively.

The fair value of each stock option granted in the three-month period ended April 30, 2013 was estimated on the date of award using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions.

	Three Months Ended April 30, 2013
Dividend yield		3.73	%
Expected volatility		33.44	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.81	%
Expected life in years		5.5

In June 2011, the Company awarded 5,000 shares of restricted stock to an employee. The aggregate market value of the shares is being amortized over the two-year vesting period to compensation expense, which was approximately $6,000 for each of the three month periods ended April 30, 2013 and 2012.

The Company also had outstanding warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable at a per share price of $7.75, that were issued in connection with the Company’s private placement in April 2003. Warrants covering 160,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were converted in the year ended January 31, 2013, including warrants converted to 4,000 shares in the three months ended April 30, 2012. There were no remaining warrants outstanding as of January 31, 2013.

NOTE 10—INCOME TAXES

The Company’s income tax expense amounts related to continuing operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 differed from the expected income tax expense amounts computed by applying the federal corporate income tax rate (35% and 34% for the three month periods ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively) to the income from continuing operations before income taxes as shown in the table below.

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2013			2012
Computed expected income tax expense	$	3,801,000		$	2,402,000
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		332,000			276,000
Permanent differences, net		(237,000	)		(162,000	)
Other, net		24,000			1,000
	$	3,920,000		$	2,517,000

For the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, the favorable tax effects of permanent differences related primarily to the tax benefit of the domestic manufacturing deduction for the periods.

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As of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, the amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheet for accrued expenses included accrued income taxes of approximately $3,310,000 and $1,362,000, respectively.

The Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 also included net deferred tax assets in the amounts of approximately $1,499,000 and $1,639,000, respectively, resulting from future deductible temporary differences. The Company’s ability to realize its deferred tax assets depends primarily upon the generation of sufficient future taxable income to allow for the utilization of the Company’s deductible temporary differences and tax planning strategies. If such estimates and assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record additional valuation allowances against some or all of the deferred tax assets resulting in additional income tax expense in the consolidated statement of operations. At this time, based substantially on the strong earnings performance of the Company’s power industry services business segment, management believes that it is more likely than not that the Company will realize benefit for its deferred tax assets.

The Company is subject to income taxes in the United States of America and in various state jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for its fiscal years ended on or before January 31, 2009.

NOTE 11—EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ARGAN

Basic earnings (loss) per share amounts for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were computed by dividing income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock that were outstanding during the applicable period.

Diluted earnings per share amounts for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were computed by dividing the corresponding income amounts by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the applicable period plus 151,000 shares and 282,000 shares representing the total dilutive effects of outstanding stock options and warrants during the periods, respectively. The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 excluded the effects of options to purchase approximately 240,000 and 388,000 shares of common stock, respectively, because such anti-dilutive common stock equivalents had exercise prices that were in excess of the average market price of the Company’s common stock during the applicable period.

Diluted loss per share for the three months ended April 30, 2012 was computed by dividing the loss amount by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the period. The effects of outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock were not reflected in the computation as the loss made the common stock equivalents anti-dilutive for the period.

The earnings per share amounts for continuing operations attributable to the stockholders of Argan for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were based on the amounts of income from continuing operations, excluding the net income or loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest, of $6,410,000 and $4,723,000, respectively.

NOTE 12—LEGAL CONTINGENCIES

In the normal course of business, the Company has pending claims and legal proceedings. It is the opinion of the Company’s management, based on information available at this time, that none of the current claims and proceedings could have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements other than the matters discussed below. The material amounts of any legal fees expected to be incurred in connection with these matters are accrued when such amounts are estimable.

Altra Matters

GPS was the contractor for engineering, procurement and construction services related to an anhydrous ethanol plant in Carleton, Nebraska (the “Project”). The Project owner was ALTRA Nebraska, LLC (“Altra”). In November 2007, GPS and Altra agreed to a suspension of the Project while Altra sought to obtain financing to complete the Project. By March 2008, financing had not been arranged which terminated the construction contract prior to completion of the Project. In March 2008, GPS filed a mechanic’s lien against the Project in the approximate amount of $23.8 million, which amount included sums owed to subcontractors/suppliers of GPS and their subcontractors/suppliers. Several other claimants also filed mechanic’s liens against the Project.

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In August 2009, Altra filed for bankruptcy protection. Proceedings resulted in a court-ordered liquidation of Altra’s assets. The incomplete plant was sold at auction in October 2009. Remaining net proceeds of approximately $5.5 million are being held by the bankruptcy court and have not been distributed to Altra’s creditors.

The court separated the lien action into two phases relating to the priority of the claims first and the validity and amount of each party’s lien claim second. In November 2011, the court held that the claim of the project lender is superior to the lien claim of GPS. Fact discovery related to the second phase was completed in January 2012, but the court has continued to stay this action pending the final resolution of the claim against the Company’s payment bond that is discussed below.

Delta-T Corporation (“Delta-T”) was a major subcontractor to GPS on the Project. In January 2009, GPS and Delta-T executed a Project Close-Out Agreement (the “Close-Out”) which settled all contract claims between the parties and included a settlement payment in the amount of $3.5 million that GPS made to Delta-T. In the Close-Out, Delta-T also agreed to prosecute any lien claims against Altra, to assign to GPS the first $3.5 million of any resulting proceeds and to indemnify and defend any claims against GPS related to the Project. In addition, GPS received a guarantee from Delta-T’s parent company in support of the indemnification commitment. Delta-T assigned its lien rights related to the Project to GPS which advised the parties that it would be pursuing only the assigned lien rights of Delta-T, amounting to approximately $21.2 million, for the remainder of this action.

In April 2009, a subcontractor (“DCR”) to Delta-T received an arbitration award in its favor against Delta-T in the amount of approximately $6.8 million (the “Judgment Award”). In December 2009, the Judgment Award was confirmed in federal district court in Florida. In April 2009, DCR also filed suit in the District Court of Thayer County, Nebraska, in order to recover its claimed amount of $6.8 million, as amended, from a payment bond issued to Altra on behalf of GPS. Delta-T did not pay or satisfy any portion of the award and it abandoned its defense of the surety company.

In December 2011, DCR filed a separate lawsuit against GPS relating to the Project in the District Court of Thayer County, Nebraska, that alleged claims against GPS for failure to furnish the surety bond upon request and unjust enrichment. DCR claimed that, to the extent that the bonding company was successful in asserting a notice defense to DCR’s claim, GPS was liable for DCR’s damages for failing to furnish the bond when requested. DCR’s unjust enrichment claim alleged that GPS received payments from Altra that exceeded the scope of GPS’s work on the Project and should have been paid to lower tier subcontractors such as DCR; its complaint sought damages in the amount of $6.1 million plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

In August 2012, the applicable parties executed settlement agreements that resulted in the dismissal of the claims against GPS and its surety company, with prejudice, and the assignment of DCR’s mechanics lien claim against the escrowed Altra Project sales proceeds to GPS. In connection with these settlements, GPS agreed to make cash payments to DCR. GPS made these payments that totaled $1,875,000 in August 2012. The payments were funded, in part, by a cash payment received during the year from Delta-T’s parent company in the amount of $275,000. The net amount of $1,600,000 was included as a charge to the cost of revenues of GPS in July 2012. Subsequent to the execution of the settlement agreements and the payments made by GPS, DCR’s former counsel filed notice of a charging lien, claiming that DCR is indebted to counsel in excess of $1.8 million in fees and costs. In addition, a subcontractor to DCR on the Altra Project filed a motion asking the court to set aside the dismissals or, in the alternative, to reconsider them. In October 2012, the court vacated the prior orders of dismissal and permitted DCR’s former counsel and former subcontractor to file complaints. A trial for the charging lien and subcontractor claims was held in April 2013. The court ordered the parties to submit post-trial briefs which will conclude in August 2013, and then the parties will await the court’s verdict.

The Company intends to vigorously pursue the enforcement of the settlement agreements and the pursuit of the lien claims against the Altra Project assigned to GPS. Due to the uncertainty of the ultimate outcomes of these legal proceedings, assurance cannot be provided by the Company that it will be successful in these efforts. However, management does not believe that resolution of the matters discussed above will result in additional loss with material negative effect on the Company’s consolidated operating results in a future reporting period. No additional provision for loss related to these matters was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013. If new facts become known in the future indicating that it is probable that a loss has been incurred by GPS and the amount of additional loss can be reasonably estimated by GPS, the impacts of the change will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements at that time.

Tampa Bay Nutraceutical Company

On or about September 19, 2007, Tampa Bay Nutraceutical Company, Inc. (“TBN”) filed a civil action in the Circuit Court of Florida for Collier County against Vitarich Laboratories, Inc. (“VLI”, see Note 18). The current causes of action relate to an order for product issued by TBN to VLI in June 2007 and allege (1) breach of contract; (2) fraudulent misrepresentation; and (3) various warranty breaches, among other allegations. TBN alleges compensatory damages in excess of $42 million.

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The Company has vigorously defended this litigation. Since 2011, the parties were engaged primarily in legal activity concerning TBN’s failure to provide proper discovery responses to VLI. In August 2012, the court ordered TBN to pay to VLI, by September 17, 2012, a sanction award in the amount of $295,000 covering the costs and expenses incurred by VLI as a result of TBN’s repeated disobedience of court orders. As TBN failed to do so, the court issued a final judgment in favor of VLI, ordering that TBN’s pleadings in this matter be stricken and dismissing all of plaintiff’s claims with prejudice. However, in September 2012, TBN filed an appeal in the Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal for reconsideration of the sanction award decision. VLI has responded and it is expected that oral arguments will be presented to the court in calendar 2013.

Although the Company believes it has meritorious arguments, it is impracticable to assess the likelihood of an unfavorable ultimate outcome in this matter or to estimate a likely range of damages, if there are any ultimately awarded by the court. The Company has maintained that it is reasonably possible that the ultimate resolution of the litigation with TBN could result in a material adverse effect on the results of operations of the Company for a future reporting period. However, if the dismissal of the claims of TBN is upheld by the District Court, the operating results of a future reporting period may reflect the favorable effects of the reversal of the accrued liability that the Company has established for expected legal fees.

NOTE 13—MAJOR CUSTOMERS

During the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, the majority of the Company’s net revenues from continuing operations related to engineering, procurement and construction services that were provided by GPS to the power industry. Net revenues from power industry services accounted for approximately 94% and 91% of consolidated net revenues from continuing operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company’s significant customer relationships for the three months ended April 30, 2013 included two power industry service customers which accounted for approximately 45% and 44% of consolidated net revenues from continuing operations, respectively. The Company’s significant customer relationships during the three months ended April 30, 2012 included three power industry service customers which accounted for approximately 47%, 19% and 14%, respectively, of consolidated net revenues from continuing operations for the period.

NOTE 14—SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company’s reportable segments, power industry services and telecommunications infrastructure services, are organized in separate business units with different management teams, customers, technologies and services. The business operations of each segment are conducted primarily by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries – GPS and SMC, respectively. Presented below are summarized operating results and certain financial position data of the Company’s reportable continuing business segments for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012. The “Other” columns include the Company’s corporate and unallocated expenses.

Three Months Ended April 30, 2013	Power Industry Services		Telecom Infrastructure Services		Other			Consolidated
Net revenues	$	43,769,000	$	2,879,000	$	—		$	46,648,000
Cost of revenues		31,246,000		2,374,000		—			33,620,000
Gross profit		12,523,000		505,000		—			13,028,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,815,000		316,000		1,312,000			3,443,000
Income (loss) from operations		10,708,000		189,000		(1,312,000	)		9,585,000
Gain on deconsolidation of VIE		1,120,000		—		—			1,120,000
Other income (expense), net		154,000		—		1,000			155,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	11,982,000	$	189,000	$	(1,311,000	)		10,860,000
Income tax expense									3,920,000
Income from continuing operations								$	6,940,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles	$	61,000	$	—	$	—		$	61,000
Depreciation	$	83,000	$	45,000	$	1,000		$	129,000
Property, plant and equipment additions	$	673,000	$	11,000	$	—		$	684,000
Goodwill	$	18,476,000	$	—	$	—		$	18,476,000
Total assets	$	174,819,000	$	3,503,000	$	47,264,000		$	225,586,000

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For comparison, presented below are summarized operating results and certain financial position data of the Company’s reportable continuing business segments for the three months ended April 30, 2012. As above, the “Other” column includes the Company’s corporate and unallocated expenses.

Three Months Ended April 30, 2012	Power Industry Services			Telecom Infrastructure Services		Other			Consolidated
Net revenues	$	57,728,000		$	5,962,000	$	—		$	63,690,000
Cost of revenues		48,984,000			4,605,000		—			53,589,000
Gross profit		8,744,000			1,357,000		—			10,101,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,558,000			440,000		1,030,000			3,028,000
Income (loss) from operations		7,186,000			917,000		(1,030,000	)		7,073,000
Other income (expense), net		(9,000	)		—		—			(9,000	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	7,177,000		$	917,000	$	(1,030,000	)		7,064,000
Income tax expense										2,517,000
Income from continuing operations									$	4,547,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles	$	61,000		$	—	$	—		$	61,000
Depreciation	$	58,000		$	58,000	$	1,000		$	117,000
Property, plant and equipment additions	$	1,026,000		$	138,000	$	—		$	1,164,000
Goodwill	$	18,476,000		$	—	$	—		$	18,476,000
Total assets	$	177,183,000		$	4,819,000	$	42,687,000		$	224,689,000

NOTE 15—DISPOSITION OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

VLI, a wholly owned subsidiary representing the Company’s nutritional products business segment, completed the sale of substantially all of its assets to an unrelated party in March 2011. The financial results of this business through April 30, 2012 were presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, which included primarily legal costs associated with this business. Such costs incurred subsequent to April 30, 2012 have been reflected in the operating results of continuing operations; costs were not material for the three months ended April 30, 2013.

NOTE 16—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In May 2013, the Company announced that GPI had entered into a consent and inter-creditor agreement in connection with the design and construction of an 820 megawatt gas-fired power plant in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. GPI has been funding Moxie Patriot LLC (“Moxie Patriot”) in the development of this power-plant project and has advanced approximately $3.7 million in working capital funding to the project as of April 30, 2013. The Company also disclosed that Moxie had entered into an agreement with a third party investor for the purchase of Moxie’s membership interest. The investor, who is the same investor as the one under contract to purchase Moxie Liberty, agreed to provide advances for certain preconstruction costs. The consummation of the purchase of Moxie Patriot is contingent upon the third party investor securing permanent financing for the project. Although a complete analysis has not been conducted, these events may form the basis for a determination in a future reporting period that Moxie Patriot should be deconsolidated. In addition, should the third party investor consummate the purchase of Moxie Patriot, GPS would design and build the plant under an engineering, procurement and construction contract. Also, GPI would receive development success fees and repayment of the working capital advances plus accrued interest from the proceeds of the sale.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion summarizes the financial position of Argan, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of April 30, 2013, and the results of their operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, and should be read in conjunction with (i) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and (ii) the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2013 (the “2013 Annual Report”).

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for certain forward-looking statements. We have made statements in this Item 2 and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that may constitute “forward-looking statements.” The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “foresee,” “should,” “would,” “could,” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future net revenues and operating results are based on our forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. Our forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions. They are subject to change based upon various factors including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Item 1A of Part I of our 2013 Annual Report. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Business Description

Argan, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) conducts continuing operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Gemma Power Systems, LLC and affiliates (“GPS”) and Southern Maryland Cable, Inc. (“SMC”). Through GPS, we provide a full range of development, consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance services to the power generation and renewable energy markets for a wide range of customers including public utilities, independent power project owners, municipalities, public institutions and private industry. The combination of GPS and its consolidated variable interest entities represent our power industry services business segment. Through SMC, we provide telecommunications infrastructure services including project management, construction and maintenance to local governments, the federal government, telecommunications and broadband service providers as well as electric utilities. Argan, Inc. is a holding company with no operations other than its investments in GPS and SMC. At April 30, 2013, there were no restrictions with respect to inter-company payments from GPS or SMC to the holding company.

Overview

For the three months ended April 30, 2013 (the first quarter of our fiscal year 2014), consolidated net revenues from continuing operations were $46.6 million which represented a decrease of $17.1 million from net revenues from continuing operations of $63.7 million for the first quarter of last year. The net revenues of both of our operating segments, power industry services and telecommunications infrastructure services, declined in the current quarter by 24% and 52%, respectively, to $43.8 million and $2.9 million, respectively. The net revenues of the segments for the first quarter last year were $57.7 million and $6.0 million, respectively.

As our large gas-fired power plant construction project moves through its final phases, the quarterly net revenues associated with this project have declined, representing the primary factor in the reduction of our net revenues for the current quarter. We expect to complete this construction project in the second quarter which represented approximately 44% of our consolidated net revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2013. The approaching completion of this project also adversely affected our cash flows during the current quarter as the amounts of billings in excess of net revenues and accounts payable associated with this project declined. Our balance of billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings decreased by $11.9 million during the three months ended April 30, 2013, and the balance of accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased by $4.3 million during the same period, both declines representing uses of cash.

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These changes more than offset net income of $6.9 million for the current quarter and the cash provided by a decline in accounts receivable in the amount of $5.6 million. As a result, net cash in the amount of $3.6 million was used in the operating activities of continuing operations during the three months ended April 30, 2013.

However, net income attributable to our stockholders for the three months ended April 30, 2013 rose to $6.4 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with net income attributable to our stockholders of $4.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the three months ended April 30, 2012. Favorable progress in the commissioning phase of peaking power plant project discussed above resulted in revisions to the estimates of costs expected to be incurred through completion and to an increase in the profitability of this job. The increase in the our overall gross profit percentage for the current quarter to 28% compared with the overall percentage of 16% for the three months ended April 30, 2012 reflected the project-to-date effect of the profitability improvement. In addition, we recognized a pre-tax gain in the approximate amount of $1.1 million during the current quarter in connection with the deconsolidation of the variable interest entity as discussed below.

Moxie Energy Projects

In May 2012, Gemma Power, Inc. (“GPI,” an affiliate of GPS that is wholly owned by us) agreed to the amendment and restatement of a development agreement with Moxie Energy, LLC (“Moxie”) which was executed early in the year ended January 31, 2012, and which has provided GPI with an opportunity to support the development of two power plant projects with funding for working capital.

Moxie has two natural gas-fired power plant projects under development located in the Marcellus Shale natural gas region of Pennsylvania. The strategy of Moxie is to develop these power plants (the “Moxie Projects”) near the natural gas source and to provide electricity to the power grid in the northeastern United States, eliminating the need to transport natural gas via pipeline over long distances to supply the power production plants. The Moxie Projects have been engaged in the lengthy process of planning and obtaining permits and financing for the construction, ownership and operation of the power plants.

Under the development agreement with Moxie, as amended and restated, GPI has supported the development of the two projects with loans that were made in order to cover most of the costs of the development efforts. As of April 30, 2013, GPI had provided approximately $7,863,000 to the Moxie Projects under short-term development loans, which accrue interest at an annual rate of 20%. GPI has been authorized by the Company’s board of directors to extend loans to the Moxie Project entities that could total up to $10 million, as currently contemplated by the agreement. Moxie has supported the arrangement by providing GPI with a series of liens, security interests, guarantees and development fee preferences (see Note 2 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements) which, together with the loans, provided us with substantial financial control over the Moxie Projects. Pursuant to the development agreement, Moxie provided GPI with the right to receive development success fees and granted GPS the right to provide construction services for the two projects under engineering, procurement and construction contracts.

We evaluated the Moxie Projects to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”) under current accounting guidance as of January 31, 2013 and 2012. Despite not having an ownership interest in the Moxie Projects, we concluded that GPI was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs due substantially to the significance of GPI’s loans to the entities, the risk that GPI could absorb significant losses if the development projects were not successful, the opportunity for GPI to receive development success fees and the intent of the parties for GPS to be awarded large contracts for the construction of the two power plants. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and financial results of the Moxie Projects were included in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2013.

In early April 2013, we announced that Moxie had reached an agreement for the purchase of its membership interest in one of the Moxie Projects, Moxie Liberty LLC (“Moxie Liberty”), by a third party investor. The consummation of the purchase of Moxie Liberty is contingent upon the investor securing permanent financing for the project, which shall occur no later than August 2, 2013. In addition, the investor made several commitments of cash in order to support the continuing progress of this project. These include commitments 1) to provide collateral for the support of Moxie Liberty’s bid to connect to the electricity grid, 2) to make equipment deposit payments to the manufacturer of the natural gas-fired turbines, and 3) to commence payments to GPS under the corresponding engineering, procurement and construction contact. The equipment deposit funding will be provided by the investor under secured loans bearing annual interest of 10%. The investor has stated that it does not require additional funding in order to fulfill these commitments. The membership interest purchase agreement requires Moxie Liberty to continue to conduct the remaining development activities. However, the rights of Moxie Liberty to conduct any activities that deviate from the development plan are subject to the approval of the investor. We also announced that GPI consented to Moxie Liberty’s secured lending arrangement with the investor and agreed to equal priority with the investor regarding claims (neither party shall have a priority of payment over or be subordinate to the other) and the method for sharing the proceeds of any debt payments made by Moxie Liberty.

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In late April 2013, GPS and Moxie Liberty entered into an engineering, equipment procurement and construction contract for the Liberty Generating Station (the “EPC Contract”) which confirmed that earlier in the month Moxie Liberty had provided GPS with a limited notice to proceed with the commencement of certain work covered by the EPC Contract. The total price of the effort contemplated by the EPC Contract shall become fixed so long as full notice to proceed with construction is received by GPS by July 1, 2013. The addition of the contract value for this power plant project raised our construction project backlog to $517 million as of April 30, 2013 compared with a backlog amount of $180 million as of January 31, 2013.

During April 2013, the power to direct the economic activities of Moxie Liberty that most affect its economic performance shifted to the third party investor through the execution of the agreements described above. GPI is no longer the primary source of financing for Moxie Liberty. The primary source of financing for the pre-construction phase is the outside investor who is providing significant financing in order to secure connection to the electricity grid and to pay for the natural gas-fired turbines, the most significant equipment components of the power plant. Through the EPC Contract, GPS has transitioned into its typical role of engineering, procurement and construction contractor where it is subject to the direction of the project owner, in this case Moxie Liberty. The investor has begun to make payments directly to GPS in order to cover certain pre-construction costs incurred under the EPC Contract. Further, the identification of sources and closing of the permanent financing for the Moxie Liberty project are activities being directed and completed primarily by the investor.

As a result, we discontinued the inclusion of Moxie Liberty in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the current quarter. The elimination of the accounts of Moxie Liberty from our condensed consolidated financial statements resulted in a gain for us which was recorded in the three month period ended April 30, 2013 in the amount of $1,120,000. This consolidation accounting resulted in the inclusion of GPI’s note receivable from Moxie Liberty, and the corresponding accrued interest, in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2013. Accordingly, the aggregate amount of $4,696,000, which approximated our amount of maximum exposure to loss as of April 30, 2013, was included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. This balance will be paid to GPI at the closing of the membership purchase agreement as well as any development success fees related to the Moxie Liberty project which would be recorded at that time.

The Company will continue to consolidate the accounts of the other Moxie Project, Moxie Patriot LLC, until GPI is no longer considered to be the primary beneficiary (see Note 16 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for subsequent events related to Moxie Patriot). Net losses associated with the operations of the Moxie Project entities (before corresponding income tax benefit) and included in the consolidated results of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were $261,000 and $281,000, respectively.

Outlook

Current economic conditions in the United States reflect ongoing weakness in construction and many other industry sectors. Stubbornly high unemployment, the depressed state of the housing industry, reduced state and local government budgets and sluggish manufacturing activity all contributed to significant reductions in construction spending in the United States from pre-recession levels. Although we are technically in the midst of an overall economic recovery, the progress is sluggish, particularly in the construction sectors. Adding to an overall sense of economic uncertainty in the United States are concerns about the inability of the federal government to agree on a comprehensive budget plan and the effects of drastic automatic federal spending cuts.

The power industry has not fully recovered from the recessionary decline in the demand for power in the United States. In fact, electrical power generation in the United States declined in 2012 for the second year in a row. As it will likely take at least several more years for power consumption to reach pre-recession 2007 peak levels, certain existing power plants will continue to operate with spare capacity to produce electricity tempering the need for new power plants.

The expected increase in momentum towards more environmentally friendly power generation facilities has not occurred at the pace expected prior to the latest recession. The federal government has failed to pass comprehensive energy legislation, including incentives or mandates for the retirement of existing coal burning power plants and caps on the volume of carbon emissions. Although certain coal-fired power plants have been shut down and the demand for coal has been adversely affected by the inexpensive supply of natural gas in the United States, existing coal plants are proving to be a challenge to retrofit or replace. Coal prices are widely considered to be stable and certain states see the availability of inexpensive, coal-fired electricity as a key driver of economic growth. Due to concerns that energy tax credit and grant programs would be expiring permanently, there was a rush to complete wind and solar projects by December 31, 2012. However, at present, there is no bipartisan agreement regarding the long-term future of government incentives for sources of renewable power in either legislative house of Congress. With the future long-term availability of renewable energy tax incentives unknown and the development pipeline depleted, potential energy project developers and investors are making very few commitments related to new renewable energy generation facilities. As a result, the likelihood of our booking additional wind and solar power projects this year is uncertain.

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We believe that it is likely that the soft demand for power will continue to limit the number of new energy plant construction opportunities through the end of our current fiscal year. In addition, we expect that the new opportunities which do arise will continue to result in fierce competition among bidders. The reduction in the number of new commercial, industrial and infrastructure construction projects has created an extremely competitive bid environment in our construction sector. Certain of our competitors are global engineering and construction firms, substantially larger than us. On occasion, our relatively smaller size is evaluated to be a risk by potential project owners. Known competitors have reduced prices, presumably willing to sacrifice margin in order to keep work crews busy. Other construction companies have entered our sector of the industry looking for new work at low margins.

Nevertheless, we continue to believe that the long-term prospects for energy plant construction are extremely favorable. Major advances in horizontal drilling and the practice of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) have led to a boom in natural gas supply, driving prices to historic lows. There is evidence that the abundant availability of cheap, less carbon-intense, natural gas represents a significant factor in the economic assessment of the future for coal-fired power plants. The EPA has demonstrated recent restraint in the amount of regulation contained in its initial federal fracking rules. Early last year, for the first time since the U.S. Energy Information Agency began compiling monthly statistics, natural gas and coal had the same share (approximately 32%) of the country’s net power generation. For calendar year 2012 compared with 2011, the amount of net electrical power generation in this country provided by natural gas and non-hydro renewables (including wind, biomass and solar) increased by 21% and 13%, respectively, while the net power generation represented by coal declined by 12%.

We also expect that continuing concerns about the safety, high cost and construction cost overrun risk of nuclear power plants eventually will spur future development of renewable and cleaner gas-fired power generation facilities which should result in new power facility construction opportunities for us. Finally, the demand for electrical power in this country is expected to grow slowly but steadily over the long term.

These developments suggest increasing demands for power in the future. Increasing demands for electricity, the ample supply of natural gas, and the expected retirement of old coal, nuclear and oil-powered energy plants, should result in gas-fired and renewable energy plants, like wind, biomass and solar, representing the substantial majority of new power generation additions in the future and an increased share of the power generation mix.

During this difficult time for the construction industry, particularly our sector, and until the recovery for our sector of the construction industry becomes more robust, we are focused on the effective and efficient completion of our current construction projects and the control of costs. Despite the intensely competitive business environment, we are committed to the rational pursuit of new construction projects. This approach may result in a lower volume of new business bookings until the demand for new power generation facilities and the other construction industry sectors recover fully. We will strive to conserve cash and to maintain an overall strong balance sheet. However, as we see future business opportunities that include an opportunity to make an investment in the ownership of a new project, at least during the development phase of the project, in order to assure the award of the related EPC contract, we may consider the pursuit of them. Because we believe in the strength of our balance sheet, we are willing to consider the opportunities that include reasonable and manageable risks. Although the uncertain economic conditions do impair our forecasting visibility to an unusual degree, we remain cautiously optimistic about our long-term growth opportunities. We are focused on expanding our position in the growing power markets where we expect investments to be made based on forecasts of increasing electricity demand covering decades into the future. We believe that our expectations are reasonable and that our future plans are based on reasonable assumptions.

In this economic environment, we are very pleased with the opportunity to design and construct the Moxie Project power plants, Liberty and Patriot. Assuming the consummation of the purchase of the Moxie Projects as discussed above, our performance of efforts for these projects should provide a stable base of business activity for the next 2 ¹/₂ to 3 ¹/₂ years. However, the completion of the power plants currently under construction while we progress through the pre-construction phase of the Moxie Liberty project will likely result in annual net revenues for the three remaining quarters of the current fiscal year ending January 31, 2014 that are below the levels for the prior year ended January 31, 2013. Nonetheless, our current year net income should reflect the expected favorable execution of completing construction projects and the potential recognition of development success fees to be earned upon the consummation of the purchase of each Moxie Project by an investor.

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Discontinued Operations

In March 2011, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of Vitarich Laboratories, Inc. (“VLI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary that represented our nutritional products business (see Note 15 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements). However, we continue to incur legal costs associated with the defense of claims made against VLI prior to the disposition. The financial results of this business through April 30, 2012 (approximately one year after the asset sale) have been presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, including the legal costs associated with this business. The loss reported for the discontinued operations for the three months ended April 30, 2012 was $285,000. Such costs incurred subsequent to that date, including costs incurred during the three months ended April 30, 2013, were not material and have been reflected in the operating results of continuing operations.

Comparison of the Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended April 30, 2013 and 2012

The following schedule compares the results of our operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012. Except where noted, the percentage amounts represent the percentage of net revenues from continuing operations for the corresponding quarter.

	2013				2012
Net revenues
Power industry services	$	43,769,000	93.8	%	$	57,728,000		90.6	%
Telecommunications infrastructure services		2,879,000	6.2	%		5,962,000		9.4	%
Net revenues		46,648,000	100.0	%		63,690,000		100.0	%
Cost of revenues **
Power industry services		31,246,000	71.4	%		48,984,000		84.9	%
Telecommunications infrastructure services		2,374,000	82.4	%		4,605,000		77.2	%
Cost of revenues		33,620,000	72.1	%		53,589,000		84.1	%
Gross profit		13,028,000	27.9	%		10,101,000		15.9	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		3,443,000	7.4	%		3,028,000		4.8	%
Income from operations		9,585,000	20.5	%		7,073,000		11.1	%
Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity		1,120,000	2.4	%		—		—
Other income (expense), net		155,000	0.4	%		(9,000	)	*
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		10,860,000	23.3	%		7,064,000		11.1	%
Income tax expense		3,920,000	8.4	%		2,517,000		4.0	%
Income from continuing operations	$	6,940,000	14.9	%	$	4,547,000		7.1	%
Loss on discontinued operations	$	—	—		$	(285,000	)	(0.4	)%
Net income	$	6,940,000	14.9	%	$	4,262,000		6.7	%

* Less than 0.1%.

** Each percentage amount for cost of revenues represents the percentage of net revenues of the applicable segment.

Net Revenues

Power Industry Services

The net revenues of the power industry services business decreased by $14.0 million to $43.8 million for the three months ended April 30, 2013 compared with net revenues of $57.7 million for the first quarter last year. The net revenues of this business represented approximately 94% of consolidated net revenues from continuing operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013, and approximately 91% of consolidated net revenues from continuing operations for the three months ended April 30, 2012.

The operating results of this business for the current quarter reflected performance on six active construction projects, including the large gas-fired peaking power plant, a biomass-fired power plant, two wind farms, a solar-panel installation project and the Moxie Liberty project. The net revenues for the current quarter associated with the construction of the biomass power plant represented approximately 48% of this segment’s net revenues. Approximately 47% of this segment’s net revenues for the current quarter related to the peaking facility. This project is scheduled for substantial completion during the second quarter.

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Over half of this segment’s net revenues for last year’s first quarter related to the construction of the peaking power plant. In addition, the net revenues associated with a wind farm and solar panel installation project which were completed last year, represented approximately 21% and 15%, respectively, of this segment’s net revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2012.

Telecommunications Infrastructure Services

For net revenues of this business segment decreased by approximately 52% for the current quarter compared with the corresponding period last year. For the three months ended April 30, 2013, approximately 38% of SMC’s net revenues were derived from outside plant services provided for the One Maryland Broadband Network project. Our largest customer in this program is Howard County, Maryland, a key partner with the state representing a collaborative inter-government consortium of local Maryland governments that is deploying a state-wide, high-speed, fiber optic network. However, deployment efforts are winding down in the current year. For the three months ended April 30, 2013, net revenues associated with this program declined by approximately 48% compared with the net revenues provided by this program during last year’s first quarter. SMC’s exposure to the state of Maryland under this program last year led to the award to us by the state of a large fiber optic network equipment procurement order. Our performance under this project resulted in net revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2012 that represented approximately 25% of SMC’s business for last year’s first quarter. The net revenues in the current quarter associated with follow-on orders represented a decrease of over 90% of the net revenues related to this activity in the three-month period ended April 30, 2012.

Cost of Revenues

Due primarily to the decrease in consolidated net revenues from continuing operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 compared with last year’s first quarter, the corresponding consolidated cost of revenues also declined. These costs were $33.6 million and $53.6 million for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. However, despite the reduction in net revenues between the quarters, the overall gross profit percentage of 27.9% achieved for the current quarter was greater than the gross profit percentage of 15.9% for the first quarter last year. The current year results benefited from the favorable effects of profit adjustments associated with two projects that are approaching completion.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

These costs increased by $415,000, or 13.7%, to approximately $3.4 million for the current quarter from approximately $3.0 million for the first quarter last year, reflecting primarily an increase of $195,000 in the amount of compensation expense related to outstanding stock options recorded during the current quarter and an increase of $162,000 in the amount of salaries and related benefits earned by the employees of GPS during the current quarter.

Income Tax Expense

For the three months ended April 30, 2013, we incurred income tax expense related to continuing operations of $3,920,000 reflecting an estimated annual effective income tax rate for continuing operations of 36.1% which differed from the expected federal income tax rate of 35% due primarily to the unfavorable effects of state income taxes partially offset by the favorable effect of permanent differences. For the three months ended April 30, 2012, we incurred income tax expense of $2,517,000 related to continuing operations reflecting an effective estimated annual income tax rate of 35.2% that was based then on an expected federal rate of 34% for the year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources as of April 30, 2013

Despite reporting income from continuing operations of approximately $6.9 million, the amount of cash and cash equivalents decreased by $5.7 million during the current quarter to a balance of $169.4 million as of April 30, 2013 compared with a balance of $175.1 million as of January 31, 2013. However, consolidated working capital increased during the current quarter to $98.0 million as of April 30, 2013 from approximately $88.6 million as of January 31, 2013. We have an available balance of $4.25 million under our revolving line of credit financing arrangement with Bank of America (the “Bank”). The expiration date of this arrangement was recently extended by the Bank to May 31, 2015.

Net cash in the amount of $3.6 million was used by the operating activities of continuing operations during the three months ended April 30, 2013. Primarily due to the approaching completion of a large power plant construction project, the amount of billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings decreased by $11.9 million during the current quarter. In addition, we reduced the balance of accounts payable and accrued liabilities by $4.3 million during the current quarter.

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Partially offsetting the unfavorable effects of these uses of cash, accounts receivable declined during the three months ended April 30, 2013, related to the decline in our net revenues, providing cash in the amount of $5.6 million. The net amount of non-cash adjustments to income from continuing operations represented a net use of cash of approximately $112,000 for the current quarter as the aggregate favorable cash flow effect of stock option compensation, deferred income taxes, depreciation and amortization was more than offset by the noncash gain on the deconsolidation of the Moxie Liberty variable interest entity in the amount of $1.1 million.

Net cash in the amount of $19.9 million was provided by the operating activities of continuing operations during the three months ended April 30, 2012. Income from continuing operations for the three months ended April 30, 2012 was $4.5 million. We also received payments on projects during last year’s first quarter due to the achievement of billing milestones, which resulted in an $18.0 million temporary increase in the amount of billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings. Amortization of the amounts of construction costs prepaid by GPS and the application of prepaid income taxes contributed to an overall decline in the balance of prepaid expenses and other assets during the three months ended April 30, 2012, representing a source of cash in the amount of $2.4 million. The aggregate amount of non-cash adjustments to income from continuing operations represented a net source of cash of approximately $435,000 for the quarter. Increases in the amounts retained by customers and amounts billed by SMC were the primary causes for the balance of accounts receivable to increase during the quarter ended April 30, 2012, representing a use of cash in the amount of $2.5 million. Cash was also used during last year’s first quarter to reduce the aggregate balance of accounts payable and accrued liabilities by approximately $3.4 million, including payment of the remaining portion of the price for the purchase of Gemma Renewable Power, LLC in the amount of $1.6 million. Net cash of $78,000 was used by the operating activities of discontinued operations during the three months ended April 30, 2012, representing primarily the payment of legal bills by VLI.

During the three months ended April 30, 2013, we used net cash in making expenditures for property, plant and equipment in the amount of $684,000, including $563,000 used by the Moxie Patriot consolidated variable interest entity. The deconsolidation of the Moxie Liberty variable interest entity resulted in the elimination of its cash balance from our consolidated balance sheet in the amount of $121,000. Loans to this entity during the current quarter totaled $1.4 million.

During the three months ended April 30, 2012, we used net cash in investing activities in the amount of $1,164,000 due primarily to expenditures for property, plant and equipment, including $944,000 used by the Moxie Project entities. The exercise of stock options and warrants provided net cash proceeds from financing activities in the aggregate amount of approximately $127,000 during the quarter ended April 30, 2012. There were no exercises during the quarter ended April 30, 2013.

We have pledged the majority of the Company’s assets to secure our financing arrangement with the Bank, as amended. Its consent is required for acquisitions, divestitures and cash dividends. The amended financing arrangement contains an acceleration clause which allows the Bank to declare amounts outstanding under the financing arrangements due and payable if it determines in good faith that a material adverse change has occurred in the financial condition of any of our companies. The arrangement also requires the measurement of certain financial covenants at our fiscal year-end and at each of our fiscal quarter-ends (using a rolling 12-month period), determined on a consolidated basis, including requirements that the ratio of total funded debt to EBITDA (as defined) not exceed 2 to 1, that the ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA (as defined) not exceed 1.50 to 1, and that the fixed charge coverage ratio not be less than 1.25 to 1. At April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, we were in compliance with each of these financial covenants; we had no senior debt outstanding at either date.

We believe that the Company will continue to comply with its financial covenants under the financing arrangement. If the Company’s performance results in our noncompliance with any of the financial covenants, or if the Bank seeks to exercise its rights under the acceleration clause referred to above, we would seek to modify the financing arrangement, but there can be no assurance that the Bank would not exercise its rights and remedies under the financing arrangement including accelerating the payment of all then outstanding senior debt due and payable.

At April 30, 2013, most of the balance of cash and cash equivalents was invested in a high-quality money market fund with at least 80% of its net assets invested in U.S. Treasury obligations and repurchase agreements secured by U.S. Treasury obligations. The fund is sponsored by an investment division of the Bank. Our operating bank accounts are maintained with the Bank.

We believe that cash on hand, cash generated from our future operations and funds available under our line of credit will be adequate to meet our general business needs in the foreseeable future without deterioration of working capital, including our providing final development phase funding to the Moxie Projects. Any future acquisitions, or other significant unplanned cost or cash requirement, may require us to raise additional funds through the issuance of debt and/or equity securities. There can be no assurance that such financing will be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If additional funds are raised by issuing equity securities, significant dilution to the existing stockholders may result.

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Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (Non-GAAP Measurement)

We believe that Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) is a meaningful presentation that enables us to assess and compare our operating cash flow performance on a consistent basis by removing from our operating results the impacts of our capital structure, the effects of the accounting methods used to compute depreciation and amortization and the effects of operating in different income tax jurisdictions. Further, we believe that EBITDA is widely used by investors and analysts as a measure of performance.

As EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”), we do not believe that this measure should be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the results of our operations presented in accordance with US GAAP that are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition, our EBITDA does not necessarily represent funds available for discretionary use and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs.

The following table presents the determinations of EBITDA for continuing operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012:

	2013		2012
Income from continuing operations, as reported	$	6,940,000	$	4,547,000
Interest expense		10,000		12,000
Income tax expense		3,920,000		2,517,000
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		61,000		61,000
Depreciation		129,000		117,000
EBITDA	$	11,060,000	$	7,254,000

As we believe that our net cash flow from continuing operations is the most directly comparable performance measure determined in accordance with US GAAP, the following table reconciles the amounts of EBITDA for the applicable periods, as presented above, to the corresponding amounts of net cash flows used in continuing operating activities that are presented in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012:

	2013			2012
EBITDA	$	11,060,000		$	7,254,000
Current income tax expense		(3,538,000	)		(2,496,000	)
Gain on deconsolidation of Moxie Liberty		(1,120,000	)		—
Stock option compensation expense		436,000			236,000
Interest expense		(10,000	)		(12,000	)
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable		5,589,000			(2,463,000	)
Changes related to the timing of scheduled billings		(11,691,000	)		18,341,000
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(4,323,000	)		(3,388,000	)
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets		44,000			2,428,000
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations	$	(3,553,000	)	$	19,900,000

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As is common in our industry, general construction contractors execute certain contracts jointly with third parties through joint ventures, limited partnerships and limited liability companies for the purpose of executing a project or program for a project owner such as a government agency or a commercial enterprise. These teaming arrangements are generally dissolved upon completion of the project or program. In addition, as discussed above, we may obtain interests in variable interest entities formed by its owners for a specific purpose. As of April 30, 2013, we were considered to have variable interests in Moxie Liberty, but we are no longer the primary beneficiary of this entity. As a result, we removed the accounts of Moxie Liberty from our condensed consolidated financial statements in the current quarter. We believe that our exposure to loss as a result of our variable interest relationship with Moxie Liberty at any time is limited to the amount of our note receivable from Moxie Liberty, plus accrued interest, which totaled $4,696,000 as of April 30, 2013. GPI has been authorized by the Company’s board of directors to extend loans to the Moxie Projects that could total up to $10 million, as currently contemplated by the development agreement, as amended and restated.

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We maintain a variety of commercial commitments that are generally made available to provide support for various commercial provisions in the engineering, procurement and construction contracts. We provide guarantees related to our services or work. If our services under a guaranteed project would be determined to have resulted in a material defect or other material deficiency, then we may be responsible for monetary damages or other legal remedies. When sufficient information about claims on guaranteed projects would be available and monetary damages or other costs or losses would be determined to be probable, we would record such guarantee losses.

In the ordinary course of business, our customers may request that we obtain surety bonds in connection with construction contract performance obligations that are not required to be recorded in our consolidated balance sheets. We would be obligated to reimburse the issuer of our surety bonds for any payments made. Each of our commitments under performance bonds generally ends concurrently with the expiration of the related contractual obligation. If necessary, we may obtain standby letters of credit from the Bank in the ordinary course of business, not to exceed $10.0 million. The financial crisis associated with the recession has not disrupted our insurance or surety programs or limited our ability to access needed insurance or surety capacity. We also have a line of credit committed by the Bank in the amount of $4.25 million for general purposes.

From time to time, we may arrange for bonding to be issued by our surety firm for the benefit of the owner of an energy project for which we are not providing construction services. We collect fees from the provider of such services as consideration for the use of our bonding capacity. As of April 30, 2013, the total amount of outstanding surety bonds issued under such arrangements was approximately $1,970,000. We earned approximately $54,000 and $78,000 in related bonding fees during the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Critical Accounting Policies

We consider the accounting policies related to revenue recognition on long-term construction contracts; the valuation of goodwill, other indefinite-lived assets and long-lived assets; the valuation of employee stock options; income tax reporting, and the reporting of legal matters to be most critical to the understanding of our financial position and results of operations, as well as the consolidation of variable interest entities.

Critical accounting policies are those related to the areas where we have made what we consider to be particularly subjective or complex judgments in making estimates and where these estimates can significantly impact our financial results under different assumptions and conditions. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and equity and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets, liabilities and equity that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results and outcomes could differ from these estimates and assumptions. A discussion of our critical accounting policies is included in Item 7 of our 2013 Annual Report. During the three-month period ended April 30, 2013, there have been no material changes in the way we apply the critical accounting policies described therein.

However, based on the discussion below, we believe that our accounting for variable interest entities has become critical to the understanding of our consolidated financial statements.

Variable Interest Entities

Primarily due to the Moxie Projects not having sufficient equity investment to permit them to finance their activities without additional financial support, these entities are considered to be variable interest entities under current accounting guidance. A company with interests in a VIE must consolidate the entity if the company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE; that is, if it has both (1) the power to direct the economically significant activities of the entity and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Such a determination requires management to evaluate circumstances and relationships that may be difficult to understand and to make a significant judgment, and to repeat the evaluation at each subsequent reporting date. Our updated evaluation reaffirmed that, despite not having an ownership interest in the Moxie Projects, GPI was the primary beneficiary of both VIEs as of January 31, 2013 due primarily to the significance of GPI’s loans to the entities, the risk that GPI could absorb significant losses if the development projects were not successful, the opportunity for GPI to receive development success fees and the intent of the parties for GPS to be awarded large contracts for the construction of the two power plants. As a result, the accounts of both Moxie Project entities were included in our consolidated financial statements as of January 31, 2013.

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We also determined that it was appropriate to include the accounts of Moxie Patriot in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the current quarter including capitalized project costs in the amount of $3,248,000 as of April 30, 2013 and operating loss in the amount of approximately $261,000 for the three months then ended. As of April 30, 2013, the ownership interest of Moxie was represented by the deficit included in the balance sheet line item “noncontrolling interests (variable interest entities)” in the amount of $1,219,000.

As discussed in Note 2 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, events that occurred during the current quarter ended April 30, 2013 caused us to reconsider the primary beneficiary determination for Moxie Liberty. As a result, the condensed consolidated financial statements as of April 30, 2013 excluded the assets, liabilities and operating results of Moxie Liberty. We also recognized a gain in the amount of $1,120,000 in the three months ended April 30, 2013 in connection with the deconsolidation of this VIE. Among other less significant effects for the three months ended April 30, 2013, the deconsolidation resulted in the inclusion of notes receivable from Moxie Liberty and accrued interest in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2013 in the total amount of $4,696,000, the removal from our condensed consolidated balance sheet of capitalized project costs incurred by Moxie Liberty in the amount of $2,624,000, and the exclusion of the operating loss of Moxie Liberty for the three months ended April 30, 2013. In addition, and consistent with this accounting, the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 includes net revenues determined pursuant to percentage-of-completion accounting and related cost in the amounts of $735,000 and $633,000, respectively, and interest income earned on the note receivable from Moxie Liberty in the amount of $162,000.

Adopted and Other Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

There are no recently issued accounting pronouncements that have not yet been adopted that we consider material to our consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading, speculation or other purposes that would expose us to market risk. In the normal course of business, our results of operations are subject to risks related to fluctuation in commodity prices and fluctuations in interest rates.

We are subject to fluctuations in the prices paid for commodities like concrete, steel products and fuel. Although we attempt to secure firm quotes from our suppliers, we generally do not hedge against increases in prices for concrete, steel and fuel. Commodity price risks may have an impact on our results of operations due to the fixed-price nature of many of our contracts, although the short-term duration of our projects may allow us to include price increases in the costs of our bids.

We do not have any debt that would subject us to interest rate risk. However, we do have a substantial amount of cash invested in money market funds sponsored by our Bank that are considered to be low risk. As our primary investment objective is the preservation of principal, our current investment choices result in returns that are negligible.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of April 30, 2013. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of April 30, 2013, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting. No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Included in Note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is a discussion of specific legal proceedings for the three-month period ended April 30, 2013. In the normal course of business, the Company may have other pending claims and legal proceedings. It is our opinion, based on information available at this time, that any other current claim or proceeding will not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Our business, financial position and future results of operations may be impacted in a materially adverse manner by risks associated with the execution of our strategic plan and the creation of a profitable and cash-flow positive business in a period of weak recovery from a significant economic recession and major disruptions in the financial markets, our ability to obtain capital or to obtain capital on terms acceptable to us, the successful integration of acquired companies into our consolidated operations, our ability to successfully manage diverse operations remotely located, our ability to successfully compete in highly competitive industries, the successful resolution of ongoing litigation, our dependence upon key managers and employees and our ability to retain them, potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results and a series of risks associated with our power industry services business, among other risks.

Before investing in our securities, please consider these and other risks more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2013. There have been no material revisions to the risk factors that are described therein. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Our future results may also be impacted by other risk factors listed from time to time in our future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including, but not limited to, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. These documents are available free of charge from the SEC or from our corporate headquarters. Access to these documents is also available on our website. For more information about us and the announcements we make from time to time, you may visit our website at www.arganinc.com.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES (not applicable to us)

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Title
Exhibit 31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Exhibit 31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Exhibit 32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Exhibit 32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Exhibit 101.INS#	XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit 101.SCH#	XBRL Schema Document
Exhibit 101.CAL#	XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.LAB#	XBRL Labels Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.PRE#	XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.DEF#	XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	ARGAN, INC.
June 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Rainer H. Bosselmann
		Rainer H. Bosselmann
		Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

June 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Arthur F. Trudel
		Arthur F. Trudel Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
		and Secretary

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 302(a) CERTIFICATION

I, Rainer H. Bosselmann, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Argan, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Rainer H. Bosselmann
		Rainer H. Bosselmann
		Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 302(a) CERTIFICATION

I, Arthur F. Trudel, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Argan, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Arthur F. Trudel
		Arthur F. Trudel Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Argan, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Rainer H. Bosselmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: June 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Rainer H. Bosselmann
		Rainer H. Bosselmann
		Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Argan, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Arthur F. Trudel, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: June 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Arthur F. Trudel
		Arthur F. Trudel
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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Legal Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Legal Contingencies [Abstract]

LEGAL CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 12—LEGAL CONTINGENCIES

In the normal course of business, the Company has pending claims and legal proceedings. It is the opinion of the Company’s management, based on information available at this time, that none of the current claims and proceedings could have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements other than the matters discussed below. The material amounts of any legal fees expected to be incurred in connection with these matters are accrued when such amounts are estimable.

Altra Matters

GPS was the contractor for engineering, procurement and construction services related to an anhydrous ethanol plant in Carleton, Nebraska (the “Project”). The Project owner was ALTRA Nebraska, LLC (“Altra”). In November 2007, GPS and Altra agreed to a suspension of the Project while Altra sought to obtain financing to complete the Project. By March 2008, financing had not been arranged which terminated the construction contract prior to completion of the Project. In March 2008, GPS filed a mechanic’s lien against the Project in the approximate amount of $23.8 million, which amount included sums owed to subcontractors/suppliers of GPS and their subcontractors/suppliers. Several other claimants also filed mechanic’s liens against the Project.

In August 2009, Altra filed for bankruptcy protection. Proceedings resulted in a court-ordered liquidation of Altra’s assets. The incomplete plant was sold at auction in October 2009. Remaining net proceeds of approximately $5.5 million are being held by the bankruptcy court and have not been distributed to Altra’s creditors.

The court separated the lien action into two phases relating to the priority of the claims first and the validity and amount of each party’s lien claim second. In November 2011, the court held that the claim of the project lender is superior to the lien claim of GPS. Fact discovery related to the second phase was completed in January 2012, but the court has continued to stay this action pending the final resolution of the claim against the Company’s payment bond that is discussed below.

Delta-T Corporation (“Delta-T”) was a major subcontractor to GPS on the Project. In January 2009, GPS and Delta-T executed a Project Close-Out Agreement (the “Close-Out”) which settled all contract claims between the parties and included a settlement payment in the amount of $3.5 million that GPS made to Delta-T. In the Close-Out, Delta-T also agreed to prosecute any lien claims against Altra, to assign to GPS the first $3.5 million of any resulting proceeds and to indemnify and defend any claims against GPS related to the Project. In addition, GPS received a guarantee from Delta-T’s parent company in support of the indemnification commitment. Delta-T assigned its lien rights related to the Project to GPS which advised the parties that it would be pursuing only the assigned lien rights of Delta-T, amounting to approximately $21.2 million, for the remainder of this action.

In April 2009, a subcontractor (“DCR”) to Delta-T received an arbitration award in its favor against Delta-T in the amount of approximately $6.8 million (the “Judgment Award”). In December 2009, the Judgment Award was confirmed in federal district court in Florida. In April 2009, DCR also filed suit in the District Court of Thayer County, Nebraska, in order to recover its claimed amount of $6.8 million, as amended, from a payment bond issued to Altra on behalf of GPS. Delta-T did not pay or satisfy any portion of the award and it abandoned its defense of the surety company.

In December 2011, DCR filed a separate lawsuit against GPS relating to the Project in the District Court of Thayer County, Nebraska, that alleged claims against GPS for failure to furnish the surety bond upon request and unjust enrichment. DCR claimed that, to the extent that the bonding company was successful in asserting a notice defense to DCR’s claim, GPS was liable for DCR’s damages for failing to furnish the bond when requested. DCR’s unjust enrichment claim alleged that GPS received payments from Altra that exceeded the scope of GPS’s work on the Project and should have been paid to lower tier subcontractors such as DCR; its complaint sought damages in the amount of $6.1 million plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

In August 2012, the applicable parties executed settlement agreements that resulted in the dismissal of the claims against GPS and its surety company, with prejudice, and the assignment of DCR’s mechanics lien claim against the escrowed Altra Project sales proceeds to GPS. In connection with these settlements, GPS agreed to make cash payments to DCR. GPS made these payments that totaled $1,875,000 in August 2012. The payments were funded, in part, by a cash payment received during the year from Delta-T’s parent company in the amount of $275,000. The net amount of $1,600,000 was included as a charge to the cost of revenues of GPS in July 2012. Subsequent to the execution of the settlement agreements and the payments made by GPS, DCR’s former counsel filed notice of a charging lien, claiming that DCR is indebted to counsel in excess of $1.8 million in fees and costs. In addition, a subcontractor to DCR on the Altra Project filed a motion asking the court to set aside the dismissals or, in the alternative, to reconsider them. In October 2012, the court vacated the prior orders of dismissal and permitted DCR’s former counsel and former subcontractor to file complaints. A trial for the charging lien and subcontractor claims was held in April 2013. The court ordered the parties to submit post-trial briefs which will conclude in August 2013, and then the parties will await the court’s verdict.

The Company intends to vigorously pursue the enforcement of the settlement agreements and the pursuit of the lien claims against the Altra Project assigned to GPS. Due to the uncertainty of the ultimate outcomes of these legal proceedings, assurance cannot be provided by the Company that it will be successful in these efforts. However, management does not believe that resolution of the matters discussed above will result in additional loss with material negative effect on the Company’s consolidated operating results in a future reporting period. No additional provision for loss related to these matters was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013. If new facts become known in the future indicating that it is probable that a loss has been incurred by GPS and the amount of additional loss can be reasonably estimated by GPS, the impacts of the change will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements at that time.

Tampa Bay Nutraceutical Company

On or about September 19, 2007, Tampa Bay Nutraceutical Company, Inc. (“TBN”) filed a civil action in the Circuit Court of Florida for Collier County against Vitarich Laboratories, Inc. (“VLI”, see Note 18). The current causes of action relate to an order for product issued by TBN to VLI in June 2007 and allege (1) breach of contract; (2) fraudulent misrepresentation; and (3) various warranty breaches, among other allegations. TBN alleges compensatory damages in excess of $42 million.

The Company has vigorously defended this litigation. Since 2011, the parties were engaged primarily in legal activity concerning TBN’s failure to provide proper discovery responses to VLI. In August 2012, the court ordered TBN to pay to VLI, by September 17, 2012, a sanction award in the amount of $295,000 covering the costs and expenses incurred by VLI as a result of TBN’s repeated disobedience of court orders. As TBN failed to do so, the court issued a final judgment in favor of VLI, ordering that TBN’s pleadings in this matter be stricken and dismissing all of plaintiff’s claims with prejudice. However, in September 2012, TBN filed an appeal in the Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal for reconsideration of the sanction award decision. VLI has responded and it is expected that oral arguments will be presented to the court in calendar 2013.

Although the Company believes it has meritorious arguments, it is impracticable to assess the likelihood of an unfavorable ultimate outcome in this matter or to estimate a likely range of damages, if there are any ultimately awarded by the court. The Company has maintained that it is reasonably possible that the ultimate resolution of the litigation with TBN could result in a material adverse effect on the results of operations of the Company for a future reporting period. However, if the dismissal of the claims of TBN is upheld by the District Court, the operating results of a future reporting period may reflect the favorable effects of the reversal of the accrued liability that the Company has established for expected legal fees.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012
Net revenues
Net revenues	$ 46,648,000	$ 63,690,000
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues	33,620,000	53,589,000
Gross profit	13,028,000	10,101,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,443,000	3,028,000
Income from operations	9,585,000	7,073,000
Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity	1,120,000
Other income (expense), net	155,000	(9,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	10,860,000	7,064,000
Income tax expense	3,920,000	2,517,000
Income from continuing operations	6,940,000	4,547,000
Discontinued operations (Note 15)
Loss on discontinued operations before income tax benefit		(405,000)
Income tax benefit		120,000
Loss on discontinued operations		(285,000)
Net income	6,940,000	4,262,000
Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	530,000	(176,000)
Net income attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc.	6,410,000	4,438,000
Continuing operations (Note 11)
Basic	$ 0.46	$ 0.35
Diluted	$ 0.45	$ 0.34
Discontinued operations
Basic		$ (0.02)
Diluted		$ (0.02)
Net income
Basic	$ 0.46	$ 0.32
Diluted	$ 0.45	$ 0.32
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic	13,974,000	13,663,000
Diluted	14,127,000	13,950,000
Telecommunications infrastructure services
Net revenues
Net revenues	2,879,000	5,962,000
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues	2,374,000	4,605,000
Power industry services
Net revenues
Net revenues	43,769,000	57,728,000
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues	$ 31,246,000	$ 48,984,000

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Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts [Abstract]

COSTS, ESTIMATED EARNINGS AND BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS

NOTE 5—COSTS, ESTIMATED EARNINGS AND BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS

The Company’s billing practices are governed primarily by the contract terms of each project based on the achievement of milestones, pre-agreed schedules or progress towards completion approved by the project owner. Billings do not necessarily correlate with net revenues recognized under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Contract costs include all direct costs, such as material and labor, and those indirect costs related to contract performance such as payroll taxes, insurance, job supervision and equipment charges. The amounts of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings are expected to be billed and collected in the normal course of business.

Unapproved change orders, which represent contract variations for which the Company has project owner approval for scope changes but not for the price associated with the scope changes, are reflected in net revenues when it is probable that the applicable costs will be recovered through a change in the contract price. There were no significant unapproved favorable change orders as of April 30, 2013.

The tables below set forth the aggregate amounts of costs incurred and earnings accrued on uncompleted contracts compared with the billings for those contracts through April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, and reconcile the net amounts of billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings to the amounts included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at those dates.

	April 30,		January 31,
	2013		2013
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts	$	289,733,000	$	259,390,000
Estimated accrued earnings		59,482,000		48,724,000
		349,215,000		308,114,000
Less—Billings to date		409,638,000		380,295,000
	$	60,423,000	$	72,181,000
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	$	1,062,000	$	1,178,000
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings		61,485,000		73,359,000
	$	60,423,000	$	72,181,000

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Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts [Abstract]

Aggregate amounts of costs incurred and earnings accrued on uncompleted contracts compared with billings for contracts

	April 30,		January 31,
	2013		2013
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts	$	289,733,000	$	259,390,000
Estimated accrued earnings		59,482,000		48,724,000
		349,215,000		308,114,000
Less—Billings to date		409,638,000		380,295,000
	$	60,423,000	$	72,181,000
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	$	1,062,000	$	1,178,000
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings		61,485,000		73,359,000
	$	60,423,000	$	72,181,000

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Major Customers

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Major Customers [Abstract]

MAJOR CUSTOMERS

NOTE 13—MAJOR CUSTOMERS

During the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, the majority of the Company’s net revenues from continuing operations related to engineering, procurement and construction services that were provided by GPS to the power industry. Net revenues from power industry services accounted for approximately 94% and 91% of consolidated net revenues from continuing operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company’s significant customer relationships for the three months ended April 30, 2013 included two power industry service customers which accounted for approximately 45% and 44% of consolidated net revenues from continuing operations, respectively. The Company’s significant customer relationships during the three months ended April 30, 2012 included three power industry service customers which accounted for approximately 47%, 19% and 14%, respectively, of consolidated net revenues from continuing operations for the period.

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Major Customers (Details) (Power Industry Services [Member])	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013 Customers	Apr. 30, 2012 Customers
Major Customers (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of consolidated net revenue accounted by major segment	94.00%	91.00%
Number of major customers	2	3
Major customer one [Member]
Major Customers (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of consolidated net revenue accounted by major customers	45.00%	47.00%
Major customer two [Member]
Major Customers (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of consolidated net revenue accounted by major customers	44.00%	19.00%
Major customer three [Member]
Major Customers (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of consolidated net revenue accounted by major customers		14.00%

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Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012
Other Intangible Assets (Textual) [Abstract]
Amortization expense	$ 61,000	$ 61,000

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Summary of activity under Option and Stock Plans

Options	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contract Term (Years)		Weighted Average Fair Value
Outstanding, January 31, 2013		926,224	$	14.34		5.39	$	5.93
Granted		71,000	$	16.11
Forfeited		—	$	—
Exercised		—	$	—
Outstanding, April 30, 2013		997,224	$	14.47		5.63	$	5.74
Exercisable, April 30, 2013		700,724	$	13.17		4.78	$	5.94
Exercisable, January 31, 2013		537,724	$	12.16		4.46	$	6.12

Summary of change in number of non-vested options to purchase shares of common stock

	Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value
Nonvested, January 31, 2013		388,500		$	5.67
Granted		71,000		$	3.27
Forfeited		—		$	—
Vested		(163,000	)	$	5.35
Nonvested, April 30, 2013		296,500		$	5.27

Summary of assumptions used to estimate fair value of stock options granted

	Three Months Ended April 30, 2013
Dividend yield		3.73	%
Expected volatility		33.44	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.81	%
Expected life in years		5.5

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Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Intangible assets

		April 30, 2013						January 31,
	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Amount		2013 Net Amount
Trade name—GPS	15 years	$	3,643,000	$	1,554,000	$	2,089,000	$	2,150,000
Trade name—SMC	Indefinite		181,000		—		181,000		181,000
Intangible assets, net		$	3,824,000	$	1,554,000	$	2,270,000	$	2,331,000

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to the Stockholders of Argan (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012
Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to the Stockholders of Argan, Inc (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS	151,000
Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS		282,000
Shares covered by antidilutive stock options	240,000	388,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Parent	$ 6,410,000	$ 4,723,000

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Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts (Details Textual) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2013
Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts (Textual) [Abstract]
Amount of unapproved change orders	$ 0

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
Summary of activity under Option and Stock Plans
Beginning Balance Outstanding, Shares	926,224
Beginning Balance Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 14.34
Beginning Balance Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contract Term	5 years 7 months 17 days	5 years 4 months 21 days
Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Fair Value, Outstanding	$ 5.93
Granted, Shares	71,000
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 16.11
Forfeited, Shares
Forfeited, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Exercise of stock options, Shares
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Ending Balance Outstanding, Shares	997,224	926,224
Ending Balance Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 14.47	$ 14.34
Ending Balance Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contract Term	5 years 7 months 17 days	5 years 4 months 21 days
Ending Balance, Weighted Average Fair Value, Outstanding	$ 5.74	$ 5.93
Exercisable, Shares	700,724	537,724
Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 13.17	$ 12.16
Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contract Term	4 years 9 months 11 days	4 years 5 months 16 days
Exercisable, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 5.94	$ 6.12

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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013
Summarized operating results and certain financial position data of Company's reportable continuing business segments
Net revenues	$ 46,648,000	$ 63,690,000
Cost of revenues	33,620,000	53,589,000
Gross profit	13,028,000	10,101,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,443,000	3,028,000
Income (loss) from operations	9,585,000	7,073,000
Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity	1,120,000
Other income (expense), net	155,000	(9,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes	10,860,000	7,064,000
Income tax expense	3,920,000	2,517,000
Income from continuing operations	6,940,000	4,547,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles	61,000	61,000
Depreciation	129,000	117,000
Property, plant and equipment additions	684,000	1,164,000
Goodwill	18,476,000	18,476,000	18,476,000
Total assets	225,586,000	224,689,000	234,724,000
Power Industry Services [Member]
Summarized operating results and certain financial position data of Company's reportable continuing business segments
Net revenues	43,769,000	57,728,000
Cost of revenues	31,246,000	48,984,000
Gross profit	12,523,000	8,744,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,815,000	1,558,000
Income (loss) from operations	10,708,000	7,186,000
Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity	1,120,000
Other income (expense), net	154,000	(9,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes	11,982,000	7,177,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles	61,000	61,000
Depreciation	83,000	58,000
Property, plant and equipment additions	673,000	1,026,000
Goodwill	18,476,000	18,476,000
Total assets	174,819,000	177,183,000
Telecommunications Infrastructure Services [Member]
Summarized operating results and certain financial position data of Company's reportable continuing business segments
Net revenues	2,879,000	5,962,000
Cost of revenues	2,374,000	4,605,000
Gross profit	505,000	1,357,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	316,000	440,000
Income (loss) from operations	189,000	917,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	189,000	917,000
Depreciation	45,000	58,000
Property, plant and equipment additions	11,000	138,000
Total assets	3,503,000	4,819,000
Other [Member]
Summarized operating results and certain financial position data of Company's reportable continuing business segments
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,312,000	1,030,000
Income (loss) from operations	(1,312,000)	(1,030,000)
Other income (expense), net	1,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	(1,311,000)	(1,030,000)
Depreciation	1,000	1,000
Total assets	$ 47,264,000	$ 42,687,000

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Variable Interest Entities (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013 Project	Apr. 30, 2012
Variable Interest Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Net losses associated with moxie project entities	$ (530,000)	$ 176,000
Variable Interest Entities (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Number of natural gas-fired power plant projects under development	2
Prospective amount of loan to Moxie projects	7,863,000
Gain from elimination of accounts of Moxie Liberty	1,120,000
Moxie Liberty LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Company's amount of maximum exposure to loss	4,696,000
Notes receivable [Member] | Moxie Liberty LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Note Receivable from Moxie Liberty	4,125,000
Accrued Interest Receivable on Notes [Member] | Moxie Liberty LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Note Receivable from Moxie Liberty	571,000
Loans Receivable [Member]
Variable Interest Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Annual interest rate	20.00%
Secured Debt [Member]
Variable Interest Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Annual interest rate	10.00%
Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Net losses associated with moxie project entities	261,000	281,000
Prospective amount of loan to Moxie Projects, maximum	$ 10,000,000

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Stock Plan [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Stock Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Stock Plan [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Two plans [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 ISOs [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 NSOs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of shares of common stock authorized for grant during the period							500,000	495,000
Number of shares of common stock available for award at January 31, 2013						10,500
Expiration dates of stock incentive plans				2011-07	2021-07
Incentive stock option award maximum expiration period									10 years	10 years
Incentive stock option award minimum expiration period									7 years
Period to become exercisable									1 year	1 year
Restricted stock awarded to employee											5,000
Vesting period												2 years
Market value of the shares amortized												$ 6,000	$ 6,000
Stock-Based Compensation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Compensation expense	436,000	236,000
Unrecognized compensation cost	844,000
Intrinsic value of the stock options exercised	0
Intrinsic value of outstanding stock options	3,224,000
Intrinsic value of exercisable stock options	$ 3,178,000
Method used for fair value assumption	Black-Scholes option-pricing model
Conversion price for outstanding warrants	7.75
Shares exercised related to warrants		4,000	160,000
Warrants outstanding			0

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Summary of property, plant and equipment

	April 30, 2013		January 31, 2013
Land and improvements	$	471,000	$	471,000
Building and improvements		2,618,000		2,587,000
Furniture, machinery and equipment		3,272,000		3,060,000
Trucks and other vehicles		1,643,000		1,803,000
Construction project costs of variable interest entities		3,248,000		5,309,000
		11,252,000		13,230,000
Less – accumulated depreciation		3,853,000		3,762,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	7,399,000	$	9,468,000

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Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1—DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of the Business

Argan, Inc. (“Argan”) conducts continuing operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Gemma Power Systems, LLC and affiliates (“GPS”), which provide the substantial portion of consolidated net revenues, and Southern Maryland Cable, Inc. (“SMC”). Argan and these consolidated subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as the “Company.” Through GPS, the Company provides a full range of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance and consulting services to the power generation and renewable energy markets for a wide range of customers including public utilities and independent power project owners. The combination of GPS and its consolidated variable interest entities represents our power industry services business segment. Through SMC, the services of the telecommunications infrastructure services segment include project management, construction, installation and maintenance provided to commercial, local government and federal government customers primarily in the mid-Atlantic region.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Argan, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and any variable interest entities for which GPS is deemed to be the primary beneficiary (see Note 2 below). The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In Note 14, the Company has provided certain financial information relating to the operating results and assets of its industry segments based on the manner in which management disaggregates the Company’s financial reporting for purposes of making internal operating decisions.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2013, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2013 has been derived from audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, considered necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of April 30, 2013 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto (including the summary of significant accounting policies), and the independent registered public accounting firm’s report thereon that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013 on April 12, 2013.

Fair Values

The carrying value amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable and accounts payable are reasonable estimates of their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value amounts of business segments (as needed for purposes of determining indications of impairment to the carrying value of goodwill) are determined using an average of valuations based on market multiples and discounted cash flows, and consideration of our market capitalization.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

NOTE 3—CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company holds cash on deposit at Bank of America in excess of federally insured limits. Management does not believe that the risk associated with keeping deposits in excess of federal deposit limits represents a material risk.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 6—PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 consisted of the following:

	April 30, 2013		January 31, 2013
Land and improvements	$	471,000	$	471,000
Building and improvements		2,618,000		2,587,000
Furniture, machinery and equipment		3,272,000		3,060,000
Trucks and other vehicles		1,643,000		1,803,000
Construction project costs of variable interest entities		3,248,000		5,309,000
		11,252,000		13,230,000
Less – accumulated depreciation		3,853,000		3,762,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	7,399,000	$	9,468,000

Depreciation expense amounts related to continuing operations for property, plant and equipment were approximately $129,000 and $117,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The costs of maintenance and repairs for continuing operations totaled $66,000 and $92,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company also uses equipment and occupies facilities under non-cancelable operating leases and other rental agreements. Rent included in the selling, general and administrative expenses of continuing operations was $35,000 and $112,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Rent incurred on construction projects and included in the costs of revenues of continuing operations were $1,017,000 and $3,293,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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Accounts Receivable

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Accounts Receivable [Abstract]

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

NOTE 4—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Amounts retained by project owners under construction contracts and included in accounts receivable at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 were approximately $17.0 million and $20.2 million, respectively. Such retainages represent amounts withheld by construction project owners until a defined phase of a contract or project has been completed and accepted by the customer. The lengths of retention periods may vary, but for material amounts they typically range between nine months and three years.

The allowance for doubtful accounts at both April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 was approximately $5.5 million. In fiscal year 2010, a substantial portion of the accounts receivable from the owner of a partially completed construction project was written down against the allowance to $5.5 million, the amount of the net proceeds remaining from a public auction of the facility. As the amount that the Company may ultimately receive in a distribution of the auction proceeds, if any, is not known at this time, the remaining account receivable amount was fully reserved. The amounts of the provision for accounts receivable losses for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were not material.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013
Summary of change in number of non-vested options to purchase shares of common stock
Nonvested, Beginning balance, Shares	388,500
Nonvested, Beginning balance, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 5.67
Granted, Shares	71,000
Granted, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 3.27
Forfeited, Shares
Forfeited, Weighted Average Fair Value
Vested, Shares	(163,000)
Vested, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 5.35
Nonvested, Ending balance, Shares	296,500
Nonvested, Ending balance, Weighted Average Fair Value	$ 5.27

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Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Company's income tax expense relating to continuing operations

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2013			2012
Computed expected income tax expense	$	3,801,000		$	2,402,000
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		332,000			276,000
Permanent differences, net		(237,000	)		(162,000	)
Other, net		24,000			1,000
	$	3,920,000		$	2,517,000

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Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2010	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Construction contracts retainages [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Construction contracts retainages [Member]
Accounts Receivable (Textual) [Abstract]
Contract payment amounts retained by project owners						$ 17.0	$ 20.2
Length of retention period of amount given to project owners				3 years	9 months
Accounts Receivable (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts		5.5	5.5
The amount of the net proceeds remaining from public auction of the partially completed project	$ 5.5

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Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
Intangible assets
Trade name - GPS, Accumulated Amortization	$ 1,554,000
Intangible assets, net, Gross Carrying Amount	3,824,000
Intangible assets, Net Amount	2,270,000	2,331,000
Trade name [Member] | GPS [Member]
Intangible assets
Trade name - GPS, Estimated Useful Life	15 years
Trade name - GPS, Gross Carrying Amount	3,643,000
Trade name - GPS, Accumulated Amortization	1,554,000
Trade name - GPS, Net Amount	2,089,000	2,150,000
Trade name [Member] | SMC [Member]
Intangible assets
Trade name - SMC, Estimated Useful Life	Indefinite
Trade name - SMC, Gross Carrying Amount	181,000
Trade name - SMC, Net Amount	$ 181,000	$ 181,000

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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events (Textual) [Abstract]
Working capital advancements to variable interest entity	$ 3.7

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Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract]
Federal corporate income tax rate	35.00%	34.00%
Accrued income taxes included in accrued expenses	$ 3,310,000		$ 1,362,000
Net deferred tax assets	$ 1,499,000		$ 1,639,000
Federal state and local income tax examination applicability description	no longer subject to federal ,state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for its fiscal years ended on or before January 31, 2009

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$ 3,248,000	$ 5,309,000
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Common stock, par value	$ 0.15	$ 0.15
Common stock, shares authorized	30,000,000	30,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	13,977,560	13,977,560
Common stock, shares outstanding	13,974,327	13,974,327
Treasury stock, shares	3,233	3,233

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Stock-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 9—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In June 2011, the stockholders approved the adoption of the 2011 Stock Plan (the “Stock Plan”) including 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance thereunder. The Stock Plan, which will expire in July 2021, served to replace the Argan, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”) which expired in July 2011. As was the case under the Option Plan, the Company’s Board of Directors may make awards under the Stock Plan to officers, directors and key employees. Awards may include incentive stock options (“ISOs”) or nonqualified stock options (“NSOs”), and restricted or unrestricted stock. ISOs granted under the Stock Plan shall have an exercise price per share at least equal to the common stock’s market value per share at the date of grant, a seven or ten-year term, and typically shall become fully exercisable one year from the date of grant. NSOs may be granted at an exercise price per share that differs from the common stock’s market value per share at the date of grant, may have up to a ten-year term, and become exercisable as determined by the Company’s board of directors, typically one year from the date of award. At April 30, 2013, there were 495,000 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the two plans, including approximately 10,500 shares of the Company’s common stock available for awards under the Stock Plan.

A summary of activity under the Option and Stock Plans for the three months ended April 30, 2013 is presented below:

Options	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contract Term (Years)		Weighted Average Fair Value
Outstanding, January 31, 2013		926,224	$	14.34		5.39	$	5.93
Granted		71,000	$	16.11
Forfeited		—	$	—
Exercised		—	$	—
Outstanding, April 30, 2013		997,224	$	14.47		5.63	$	5.74
Exercisable, April 30, 2013		700,724	$	13.17		4.78	$	5.94
Exercisable, January 31, 2013		537,724	$	12.16		4.46	$	6.12

A summary of the change in the number of non-vested options to purchase shares of common stock for the three months ended April 30, 2013 is presented below:

	Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value
Nonvested, January 31, 2013		388,500		$	5.67
Granted		71,000		$	3.27
Forfeited		—		$	—
Vested		(163,000	)	$	5.35
Nonvested, April 30, 2013		296,500		$	5.27

Compensation expense amounts related to stock options were $436,000 and $236,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At April 30, 2013, there was $844,000 in unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options. The Company expects to recognize the compensation expense for these awards within the next twelve months. There were no stock options exercised during the three months ended April 30, 2013. At April 30, 2013, the aggregate market value of the shares of common stock subject to outstanding and exercisable stock options exceeded the aggregate exercise price of such options by approximately $3,224,000 and $3,178,000, respectively.

The fair value of each stock option granted in the three-month period ended April 30, 2013 was estimated on the date of award using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions.

	Three Months Ended April 30, 2013
Dividend yield		3.73	%
Expected volatility		33.44	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.81	%
Expected life in years		5.5

In June 2011, the Company awarded 5,000 shares of restricted stock to an employee. The aggregate market value of the shares is being amortized over the two-year vesting period to compensation expense, which was approximately $6,000 for each of the three month periods ended April 30, 2013 and 2012.

The Company also had outstanding warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable at a per share price of $7.75, that were issued in connection with the Company’s private placement in April 2003. Warrants covering 160,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were converted in the year ended January 31, 2013, including warrants converted to 4,000 shares in the three months ended April 30, 2012. There were no remaining warrants outstanding as of January 31, 2013.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 6,940,000	$ 4,262,000
Removal of loss on discontinued operations		285,000
Income from continuing operations	6,940,000	4,547,000
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash (used in) provided by continuing operating activities:
Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity	(1,120,000)
Stock option compensation expense	436,000	236,000
Deferred income tax expense	382,000	21,000
Depreciation	129,000	117,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles	61,000	61,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	5,589,000	(2,463,000)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	183,000	315,000
Prepaid expenses and other assets	44,000	2,428,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(4,323,000)	(3,388,000)
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	(11,874,000)	18,026,000
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operating activities	(3,553,000)	19,900,000
Net cash used in discontinued operating activities		(78,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(3,553,000)	19,822,000
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net	(684,000)	(1,164,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(684,000)	(1,164,000)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in loans to Moxie Liberty	(1,397,000)
Deconsolidation of variable interest entity cash	(121,000)
Net proceeds from the exercise of stock options and warrants		127,000
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,518,000)	127,000
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(5,755,000)	18,785,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	175,142,000	156,524,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	169,387,000	175,309,000
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 1,833,000	$ 2,000

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 169,387,000	$ 175,142,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	19,392,000	24,879,000
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	1,062,000	1,178,000
Deferred income tax assets	1,095,000	1,303,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,096,000	1,606,000
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	197,032,000	204,108,000
Property, plant and equipment, net ($3,248,000 and $5,309,000 related to variable interest entities as of April 30 and January 31, 2013, respectively)	7,399,000	9,468,000
Goodwill	18,476,000	18,476,000
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	2,270,000	2,331,000
Deferred income tax and other assets	409,000	341,000
TOTAL ASSETS	225,586,000	234,724,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	28,474,000	32,699,000
Accrued expenses	9,075,000	9,488,000
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	61,485,000	73,359,000
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	99,034,000	115,546,000
Other liabilities	8,000	10,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES	99,042,000	115,556,000
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share - 500,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, par value $0.15 per share - 30,000,000 shares authorized; 13,977,560 shares issued at April 30 and January 31, 2013; 13,974,327 shares outstanding at April 30 and January 31, 2013	2,096,000	2,096,000
Additional paid-in capital	95,440,000	95,004,000
Retained earnings	30,260,000	23,850,000
Treasury stock, at cost - 3,233 shares at April 30 and January 31, 2013	(33,000)	(33,000)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	127,763,000	120,917,000
Noncontrolling interests (variable interest entities, Note 2)	(1,219,000)	(1,749,000)
TOTAL EQUITY	126,544,000	119,168,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 225,586,000	$ 234,724,000

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Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized operating results and certain financial position data of Company's reportable continuing business segments

Three Months Ended April 30, 2013	Power Industry Services		Telecom Infrastructure Services		Other			Consolidated
Net revenues	$	43,769,000	$	2,879,000	$	—		$	46,648,000
Cost of revenues		31,246,000		2,374,000		—			33,620,000
Gross profit		12,523,000		505,000		—			13,028,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,815,000		316,000		1,312,000			3,443,000
Income (loss) from operations		10,708,000		189,000		(1,312,000	)		9,585,000
Gain on deconsolidation of VIE		1,120,000		—		—			1,120,000
Other income (expense), net		154,000		—		1,000			155,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	11,982,000	$	189,000	$	(1,311,000	)		10,860,000
Income tax expense									3,920,000
Income from continuing operations								$	6,940,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles	$	61,000	$	—	$	—		$	61,000
Depreciation	$	83,000	$	45,000	$	1,000		$	129,000
Property, plant and equipment additions	$	673,000	$	11,000	$	—		$	684,000
Goodwill	$	18,476,000	$	—	$	—		$	18,476,000
Total assets	$	174,819,000	$	3,503,000	$	47,264,000		$	225,586,000

Three Months Ended April 30, 2012	Power Industry Services			Telecom Infrastructure Services		Other			Consolidated
Net revenues	$	57,728,000		$	5,962,000	$	—		$	63,690,000
Cost of revenues		48,984,000			4,605,000		—			53,589,000
Gross profit		8,744,000			1,357,000		—			10,101,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,558,000			440,000		1,030,000			3,028,000
Income (loss) from operations		7,186,000			917,000		(1,030,000	)		7,073,000
Other income (expense), net		(9,000	)		—		—			(9,000	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	7,177,000		$	917,000	$	(1,030,000	)		7,064,000
Income tax expense										2,517,000
Income from continuing operations									$	4,547,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles	$	61,000		$	—	$	—		$	61,000
Depreciation	$	58,000		$	58,000	$	1,000		$	117,000
Property, plant and equipment additions	$	1,026,000		$	138,000	$	—		$	1,164,000
Goodwill	$	18,476,000		$	—	$	—		$	18,476,000
Total assets	$	177,183,000		$	4,819,000	$	42,687,000		$	224,689,000

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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

Condensed consolidated balance sheets related to consolidated VIEs

	April 30, 2013		January 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	$	278,000	$	190,000
Property, plant and equipment		3,248,000		5,309,000
Total assets	$	3,526,000	$	5,499,000
Accounts payable	$	208,000	$	334,000
Accrued expenses		365,000		747,000
Total liabilities	$	573,000	$	1,081,000

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012
Company's income tax expense relating to continuing operations
Computed expected income tax expense	$ 3,801,000	$ 2,402,000
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	332,000	276,000
Permanent differences, net	(237,000)	(162,000)
Other, net	24,000	1,000
Total	$ 3,920,000	$ 2,517,000

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Financing Arrangement (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
Financing Arrangements (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing amount of revolving loan	$ 4,250,000
Interest rate on borrowings under the line of credit.	LIBOR plus 2.25%
Interest rate	2.25%
Maximum borrowing amount limit of letter of credit	10,000,000
Borrowings outstanding under bank financing arrangements	$ 0	$ 0
Expiration date of financing arrangements	May 31, 2013
Ratio of total funded debt to EBITDA	2	2
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.25	1.25
Ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA	1.50	1.50

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
Summary of property, plant and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 11,252,000	$ 13,230,000
Less - accumulated depreciation	3,853,000	3,762,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	7,399,000	9,468,000
Land and improvements [Member]
Summary of property, plant and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	471,000	471,000
Building and improvements [Member]
Summary of property, plant and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	2,618,000	2,587,000
Furniture, machinery and equipment [Member]
Summary of property, plant and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	3,272,000	3,060,000
Trucks and other vehicles [Member]
Summary of property, plant and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	1,643,000	1,803,000
Construction project costs of variable interest entities [Member]
Summary of property, plant and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 3,248,000	$ 5,309,000

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment (Textual) [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 129,000	$ 117,000
Cost of maintenance & repair	66,000	92,000
Rent expense included in the selling, general and administrative expenses of continuing operations	35,000	112,000
Rent expense incurred at project sites and included in cost of revenues	$ 1,017,000	$ 3,293,000

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Financing Arrangements

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Financing Arrangements [Abstract]

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

NOTE 8—FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The Company maintains financing arrangements with Bank of America (the “Bank”). The financing arrangements, as amended, provide a revolving loan with a maximum borrowing amount of $4.25 million that is available until May 31, 2015, with interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%. The Company may obtain standby letters of credit from the Bank for use in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $10.0 million. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Bank financing arrangements as of April 30, 2013 or January 31, 2013.

The Company has pledged the majority of its assets to secure the financing arrangements. The Bank’s consent is required for acquisitions, divestitures and cash dividends. The Bank requires that the Company comply with certain financial covenants at its fiscal year-end and at each of its fiscal quarter-ends (using a rolling 12-month period) including covenants that (1) the ratio of total funded debt to EBITDA not exceed 2 to 1, (2) the fixed charge coverage ratio be not less than 1.25 to 1, and (3) the ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA not exceed 1.50 to 1.

The amended financing arrangements also contain an acceleration clause which allows the Bank to declare outstanding borrowed amounts due and payable if it determines in good faith that a material adverse change has occurred in the financial condition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. If the Company’s performance results in noncompliance with any of its financial covenants, or if the Bank seeks to exercise its rights under the acceleration clause referred to above, management would seek to modify the financing arrangements. However, there can be no assurance that the Bank would not exercise its rights and remedies under the financing arrangements including accelerating the payment of any outstanding senior debt. At April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants of its amended financing arrangements. Management believes that the Company will continue to comply with its financial covenants under the financing arrangements.

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Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012
Condensed consolidated balance sheets related to consolidated VIEs
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 169,387,000	$ 175,142,000	$ 175,309,000	$ 156,524,000
Property, plant and equipment	3,248,000	5,309,000
TOTAL ASSETS	225,586,000	234,724,000	224,689,000
Accounts payable	28,474,000	32,699,000
Accrued expenses	9,075,000	9,488,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES	99,042,000	115,556,000
Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary [Member]
Condensed consolidated balance sheets related to consolidated VIEs
Cash and cash equivalents	278,000	190,000
Property, plant and equipment	3,248,000	5,309,000
TOTAL ASSETS	3,526,000	5,499,000
Accounts payable	208,000	334,000
Accrued expenses	365,000	747,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES	$ 573,000	$ 1,081,000

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details 2)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013
Summary of assumptions used to estimate fair value of stock options granted
Dividend yield	3.73%
Expected volatility	33.44%
Risk-free interest rate	0.81%
Expected life in years	5 years 6 months 0 days

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to the Stockholders of Argan

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to the Stockholders of Argan [Abstract]

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ARGAN

NOTE 11—EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ARGAN

Basic earnings (loss) per share amounts for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were computed by dividing income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock that were outstanding during the applicable period.

Diluted earnings per share amounts for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were computed by dividing the corresponding income amounts by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the applicable period plus 151,000 shares and 282,000 shares representing the total dilutive effects of outstanding stock options and warrants during the periods, respectively. The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 excluded the effects of options to purchase approximately 240,000 and 388,000 shares of common stock, respectively, because such anti-dilutive common stock equivalents had exercise prices that were in excess of the average market price of the Company’s common stock during the applicable period.

Diluted loss per share for the three months ended April 30, 2012 was computed by dividing the loss amount by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the period. The effects of outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock were not reflected in the computation as the loss made the common stock equivalents anti-dilutive for the period.

The earnings per share amounts for continuing operations attributable to the stockholders of Argan for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were based on the amounts of income from continuing operations, excluding the net income or loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest, of $6,410,000 and $4,723,000, respectively.

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Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 7—OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company’s intangible assets, other than goodwill, consisted of the following amounts at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013:

		April 30, 2013						January 31,
	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Amount		2013 Net Amount
Trade name—GPS	15 years	$	3,643,000	$	1,554,000	$	2,089,000	$	2,150,000
Trade name—SMC	Indefinite		181,000		—		181,000		181,000
Intangible assets, net		$	3,824,000	$	1,554,000	$	2,270,000	$	2,331,000

Amortization expense was $61,000 for each of the three month periods ended April 30, 2013 and 2012.

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Variable Interest Entities

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

NOTE 2—VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Moxie Energy, LLC (“Moxie”), a Delaware limited liability company, has been sponsoring the development of two natural gas-fired power plants located in the Marcellus Shale natural gas region of Pennsylvania. The strategy of Moxie is to develop these power plants (the “Moxie Projects,” both of which are limited liability companies wholly owned by Moxie) near the natural gas source and to provide electricity to the power grid in the northeastern United States, eliminating the need to transport natural gas via pipeline over long distances to supply the power production plants. The Moxie Projects have been engaged in the lengthy process of planning the construction, ownership and operation of the power plants.

Under a development agreement with Moxie, as amended and restated, Gemma Power, Inc. (“GPI,” an affiliate of GPS that is wholly owned by Argan) has supported the development of these two projects with loans that are being made in order to cover most of the costs of the development efforts. As of April 30, 2013, GPI had provided approximately $7,863,000 to the Moxie Projects under short-term development loans, which are due by September 30, 2014 and accrue interest at an annual rate of 20%. GPI has been authorized by the Company’s board of directors to extend loans to the Moxie Projects that could total up to $10 million, as currently contemplated by the agreement. Moxie has supported the arrangement by providing GPI with a first priority lien and security interest in all of the assets of the Moxie Projects, limited recourse guarantees of all of the obligations of the projects to GPI, and first priority liens on its membership interests in the two projects. The admission of any additional investor that would change the control of Moxie or either of the Moxie Projects would be subject to the prior approval of GPI. Pursuant to the development agreement, Moxie provided GPI with the right to receive development success fees and granted GPS the right to provide construction services for the two projects under engineering, procurement and construction contracts.

In April 2013, the Company announced that Moxie had reached an agreement for the purchase of its membership interest in one of the Moxie Projects, Moxie Liberty LLC (“Moxie Liberty”), by a third party investor. The consummation of the purchase of Moxie Liberty is contingent upon the investor securing permanent financing for the project, which shall occur no later than August 2, 2013. In addition, the investor made several commitments in order to support the continuing progress of this project. These include commitments 1) to provide collateral in the form of cash or letters of credit supporting Moxie Liberty’s securing the right to connect to the electricity grid, 2) to make equipment deposit payments to the manufacturer of the natural gas-fired turbines, and 3) to commence payments to GPS under the corresponding engineering, procurement and construction contact. The equipment deposit funding will be provided by the investor under secured loans bearing annual interest of 10%. The investor has stated that it does not require additional funding in order to fulfill these commitments. The membership interest purchase agreement requires Moxie Liberty to continue to conduct the remaining development activities. However, the rights of Moxie Liberty to conduct any activities that deviate from the development plan are subject to the approval of the investor.

In April 2013, the Company also announced that GPI consented to Moxie Liberty’s secured lending arrangement with the investor and agreed to equal priority with the investor regarding claims (neither party shall have a priority of payment over or be subordinate to the other) and the method for sharing the proceeds of any debt payments made by Moxie Liberty. Finally, in late April 2013, GPS and Moxie Liberty entered into an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Liberty Generating Station (the “EPC Contract”). The contract confirmed that earlier in the month Moxie Liberty had provided GPS with a limited notice to proceed with the commencement of certain work covered by the EPC Contract. The total price of the effort contemplated by the EPC Contract shall become fixed so long as full notice to proceed with construction is received by GPS by July 1, 2013.

Primarily due to the Moxie Projects not having sufficient equity investment to permit the entities to finance their activities without additional financial support, these entities were considered to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”) under current accounting guidance. Despite not having an ownership interest in the Moxie Projects, the Company concluded that GPI was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs due substantially to the significance of GPI’s loans to the entities, the risk that GPI could absorb significant losses if the development projects are not successful, the opportunity for GPI to receive development success fees and the intent of the parties for GPI to be awarded large contracts for the construction of the two power plants. Accordingly, the Company included the accounts of the Moxie Project VIEs in its consolidated financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2013.

During April 2013, the power to direct the economic activities of Moxie Liberty that most affect its economic performance shifted to the third party investor through the completion of the agreements described above. GPI is no longer the primary source of financing for Moxie Liberty. The primary source of financing for the pre-construction phase is the investor who is providing significant financing in order to secure connection to the electricity grid and to pay for the natural gas-fired turbines, the most significant equipment components of the power plant. Through the EPC Contract, GPS has transitioned into its typical role of engineering, procurement and construction contractor where it is subject to the direction of the project owner, in this case Moxie Liberty, and where the investor is making payments directly to GPS in order to cover certain pre-construction costs incurred under the EPC Contract.

Further, the identification of sources and closing of the permanent financing for the Moxie Liberty project are activities being directed and completed primarily by the investor.

As a result, the Company has ceased the consolidation of Moxie Liberty. The elimination of the accounts of Moxie Liberty from the Company’s consolidated financial statements resulted in a gain which was recorded in the three month period ended April 30, 2013 in the amount of $1,120,000. This consolidation accounting did not eliminate GPI’s note receivable from Moxie Liberty in the amount of $4,125,000 and corresponding accrued interest of $571,000. Accordingly, the total amount of $4,696,000, which approximated the Company’s amount of maximum exposure to loss as of April 30, 2013, was included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. This balance, along with any development success fees related to the Moxie Liberty project, will be paid to GPI at the closing of the membership purchase agreement.

The Company will continue to consolidate the accounts of the other Moxie Project, Moxie Patriot LLC, until GPI is no longer considered to be the primary beneficiary (see Note 16 for subsequent events related to Moxie Patriot). Net operating losses associated with the Moxie Project entities (before corresponding income tax benefit) and included in the consolidated results of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were $261,000 and $281,000, respectively. The condensed consolidated balance sheets as of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 included the following amounts related to the consolidated VIEs.

	April 30, 2013		January 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	$	278,000	$	190,000
Property, plant and equipment		3,248,000		5,309,000
Total assets	$	3,526,000	$	5,499,000
Accounts payable	$	208,000	$	334,000
Accrued expenses		365,000		747,000
Total liabilities	$	573,000	$	1,081,000

The balances for accrued expenses as of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 represented amounts due to Moxie.

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Legal Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2012 Tampa Bay Nutraceutical Company [Member]	Sep. 30, 2007 Tampa Bay Nutraceutical Company [Member]	Aug. 31, 2012 Payment received from the parent company of Delta-T [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Amount of claim of indebt [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Amount Included in Cost of Revenue [Member]	Apr. 30, 2009 Delta-T Corporation [Member]	Jan. 31, 2009 Delta-T Corporation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 GPS [Member]	Apr. 30, 2009 GPS [Member]	Jan. 31, 2009 GPS [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 GPS [Member]	Aug. 31, 2012 GPS [Member]	Jan. 31, 2009 GPS [Member] Procurement and Construction Services Related to Nebraska Project [Member]	Mar. 31, 2008 GPS [Member] Procurement and Construction Services Related to Nebraska Project [Member]
Legal Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
GPS mechanics lien against Nebraska project				$ 1,800,000										$ 23,800,000
Net processed held by the bankruptcy court											5,500,000
Settlement payment made by GPS to Delta-T under the project close-out agreement										3,500,000
Assignment to GPS of first receipts of Delta-T							3,500,000
Amount of lien rights assigned by Delta-T to GPS													21,200,000
Arbitration award in favor of DCR against Delta-T						6,800,000
Amended amount of complaint filed against surety bonding company by DCR									6,800,000
Damages sought by DCR from GPS								$6.1 million plus interest, costs and attorney fees
Lawsuit Filing Dates		September, 2007				April, 2009		December, 2011
Total payment made			275,000									1,875,000
Amount included in cost of revenue					1,600,000
Provisions for Loss											0
Damages sought		42,000,000
Allegations by Tampa Bay		Tampa Bay alleges compensatory damages in excess of $42 million
Award sanctioned by court to VLI	$ 295,000

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Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
Aggregate amounts of costs incurred and earnings accrued on uncompleted contracts compared with billings for contracts
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts	$ 289,733,000	$ 259,390,000
Estimated accrued earnings	59,482,000	48,724,000
Contracts Receivables, Gross	349,215,000	308,114,000
Less-Billings to date	409,638,000	380,295,000
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts, net	60,423,000	72,181,000
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	1,062,000	1,178,000
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	61,485,000	73,359,000
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts, net	$ 60,423,000	$ 72,181,000

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Segment Reporting

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT REPORTING

NOTE 14—SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company’s reportable segments, power industry services and telecommunications infrastructure services, are organized in separate business units with different management teams, customers, technologies and services. The business operations of each segment are conducted primarily by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries – GPS and SMC, respectively. Presented below are summarized operating results and certain financial position data of the Company’s reportable continuing business segments for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012. The “Other” columns include the Company’s corporate and unallocated expenses.

Three Months Ended April 30, 2013	Power Industry Services		Telecom Infrastructure Services		Other			Consolidated
Net revenues	$	43,769,000	$	2,879,000	$	—		$	46,648,000
Cost of revenues		31,246,000		2,374,000		—			33,620,000
Gross profit		12,523,000		505,000		—			13,028,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,815,000		316,000		1,312,000			3,443,000
Income (loss) from operations		10,708,000		189,000		(1,312,000	)		9,585,000
Gain on deconsolidation of VIE		1,120,000		—		—			1,120,000
Other income (expense), net		154,000		—		1,000			155,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	11,982,000	$	189,000	$	(1,311,000	)		10,860,000
Income tax expense									3,920,000
Income from continuing operations								$	6,940,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles	$	61,000	$	—	$	—		$	61,000
Depreciation	$	83,000	$	45,000	$	1,000		$	129,000
Property, plant and equipment additions	$	673,000	$	11,000	$	—		$	684,000
Goodwill	$	18,476,000	$	—	$	—		$	18,476,000
Total assets	$	174,819,000	$	3,503,000	$	47,264,000		$	225,586,000

For comparison, presented below are summarized operating results and certain financial position data of the Company’s reportable continuing business segments for the three months ended April 30, 2012. As above, the “Other” column includes the Company’s corporate and unallocated expenses.

Three Months Ended April 30, 2012	Power Industry Services			Telecom Infrastructure Services		Other			Consolidated
Net revenues	$	57,728,000		$	5,962,000	$	—		$	63,690,000
Cost of revenues		48,984,000			4,605,000		—			53,589,000
Gross profit		8,744,000			1,357,000		—			10,101,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,558,000			440,000		1,030,000			3,028,000
Income (loss) from operations		7,186,000			917,000		(1,030,000	)		7,073,000
Other income (expense), net		(9,000	)		—		—			(9,000	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	7,177,000		$	917,000	$	(1,030,000	)		7,064,000
Income tax expense										2,517,000
Income from continuing operations									$	4,547,000
Amortization of purchased intangibles	$	61,000		$	—	$	—		$	61,000
Depreciation	$	58,000		$	58,000	$	1,000		$	117,000
Property, plant and equipment additions	$	1,026,000		$	138,000	$	—		$	1,164,000
Goodwill	$	18,476,000		$	—	$	—		$	18,476,000
Total assets	$	177,183,000		$	4,819,000	$	42,687,000		$	224,689,000

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 10—INCOME TAXES

The Company’s income tax expense amounts related to continuing operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 differed from the expected income tax expense amounts computed by applying the federal corporate income tax rate (35% and 34% for the three month periods ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively) to the income from continuing operations before income taxes as shown in the table below.

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2013			2012
Computed expected income tax expense	$	3,801,000		$	2,402,000
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		332,000			276,000
Permanent differences, net		(237,000	)		(162,000	)
Other, net		24,000			1,000
	$	3,920,000		$	2,517,000

For the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, the favorable tax effects of permanent differences related primarily to the tax benefit of the domestic manufacturing deduction for the periods.

As of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, the amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheet for accrued expenses included accrued income taxes of approximately $3,310,000 and $1,362,000, respectively.

The Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 also included net deferred tax assets in the amounts of approximately $1,499,000 and $1,639,000, respectively, resulting from future deductible temporary differences. The Company’s ability to realize its deferred tax assets depends primarily upon the generation of sufficient future taxable income to allow for the utilization of the Company’s deductible temporary differences and tax planning strategies. If such estimates and assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record additional valuation allowances against some or all of the deferred tax assets resulting in additional income tax expense in the consolidated statement of operations. At this time, based substantially on the strong earnings performance of the Company’s power industry services business segment, management believes that it is more likely than not that the Company will realize benefit for its deferred tax assets.

The Company is subject to income taxes in the United States of America and in various state jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for its fiscal years ended on or before January 31, 2009.

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Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Description of the Business

Description of the Business

Argan, Inc. (“Argan”) conducts continuing operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Gemma Power Systems, LLC and affiliates (“GPS”), which provide the substantial portion of consolidated net revenues, and Southern Maryland Cable, Inc. (“SMC”). Argan and these consolidated subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as the “Company.” Through GPS, the Company provides a full range of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance and consulting services to the power generation and renewable energy markets for a wide range of customers including public utilities and independent power project owners. The combination of GPS and its consolidated variable interest entities represents our power industry services business segment. Through SMC, the services of the telecommunications infrastructure services segment include project management, construction, installation and maintenance provided to commercial, local government and federal government customers primarily in the mid-Atlantic region.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Argan, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and any variable interest entities for which GPS is deemed to be the primary beneficiary (see Note 2 below). The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In Note 14, the Company has provided certain financial information relating to the operating results and assets of its industry segments based on the manner in which management disaggregates the Company’s financial reporting for purposes of making internal operating decisions.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2013, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2013 has been derived from audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, considered necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of April 30, 2013 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto (including the summary of significant accounting policies), and the independent registered public accounting firm’s report thereon that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013 on April 12, 2013.

Fair Values

Fair Values

The carrying value amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable and accounts payable are reasonable estimates of their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value amounts of business segments (as needed for purposes of determining indications of impairment to the carrying value of goodwill) are determined using an average of valuations based on market multiples and discounted cash flows, and consideration of our market capitalization.

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Disposition of Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Disposition of Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

DISPOSITION OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

NOTE 15—DISPOSITION OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

VLI, a wholly owned subsidiary representing the Company’s nutritional products business segment, completed the sale of substantially all of its assets to an unrelated party in March 2011. The financial results of this business through April 30, 2012 were presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, which included primarily legal costs associated with this business. Such costs incurred subsequent to April 30, 2012 have been reflected in the operating results of continuing operations; costs were not material for the three months ended April 30, 2013.

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	Apr. 30, 2013	Jun. 03, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
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Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2013
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Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 16—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In May 2013, the Company announced that GPI had entered into a consent and inter-creditor agreement in connection with the design and construction of an 820 megawatt gas-fired power plant in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. GPI has been funding Moxie Patriot LLC (“Moxie Patriot”) in the development of this power-plant project and has advanced approximately $3.7 million in working capital funding to the project as of April 30, 2013. The Company also disclosed that Moxie had entered into an agreement with a third party investor for the purchase of Moxie’s membership interest. The investor, who is the same investor as the one under contract to purchase Moxie Liberty, agreed to provide advances for certain preconstruction costs. The consummation of the purchase of Moxie Patriot is contingent upon the third party investor securing permanent financing for the project. Although a complete analysis has not been conducted, these events may form the basis for a determination in a future reporting period that Moxie Patriot should be deconsolidated. In addition, should the third party investor consummate the purchase of Moxie Patriot, GPS would design and build the plant under an engineering, procurement and construction contract. Also, GPI would receive development success fees and repayment of the working capital advances plus accrued interest from the proceeds of the sale.