Note 1 - Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

	2021			2020
	(in thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	85,949		$	83,908
Less allowance for:
Doubtful accounts		(1,101	)		(543	)
Sales adjustments		(2,239	)		(2,397	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	82,609		$	80,968

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	2021			2020
	(in thousands)
Buildings and building improvements	$	29,562		$	29,902
Computer equipment and software		18,858			18,345
Furniture and office equipment		8,174			8,004
Leasehold improvements		7,685			7,382
Land		3,850			3,850
Automobiles		65			65
		68,194			67,548
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(42,596	)		(38,861	)
	$	25,598		$	28,687

Changes in Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	2021			2020
	(in thousands)
Cost
Balance at February 1	$	67,548		$	68,794
Additions		1,933			5,671
Adjustments (1)		196			(2,234	)
Disposals		(2,062	)		(4,286	)
Impact of foreign currency translation		579			(397	)
Balance at January 31		68,194			67,548
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at February 1		(38,861	)		(39,173	)
Depreciation		(5,011	)		(5,034	)
Adjustments (1)		(71	)		880
Disposals		1,744			4,207
Impact of foreign currency translation		(397	)		259
Balance at January 31		(42,596)			(38,861	)
Property and equipment, net at January 31	$	25,598		$	28,687

Schedule of Capitalized Software Costs [Table Text Block]

	2021			2020
	(in thousands)
Capitalized software costs:
Capitalized software development costs	$	3,655		$	3,356
Acquired software technology		6,191			135
		9,846			3,491
Less accumulated amortization		(1,866	)		(1,569	)
Capitalized software costs, net	$	7,980		$	1,922

Schedule of Capitalized Software Costs Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Years	(in thousands)
2022	$	2,276
2023		1,913
2024		1,469
2025		1,212
Thereafter		1,110
	$	7,980

Schedule of Other Nonoperating Expense, by Component [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended January 31,
	2021			2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Interest income	$	(923	)	$	(2,782	)	$	(2,600	)
Interest expense		591			630			643
Foreign exchange losses (gains)		2,018			(50	)		(229	)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap		93			368			51
Other expense (income), net		98			(250	)		(209	)
Total other expense (income), net	$	1,877		$	(2,084	)	$	(2,344	)

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended January 31,
	2021			2020			2019
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Net income (loss)	$	11,065		$	(15,949	)	$	10,428
Less: dividends declared		(5,780	)		(5,617	)		(5,479	)
Undistributed net income (loss)	$	5,285		$	(21,566	)	$	4,949
Net income (loss) per share – Class A Common Stock
Dividends declared	$	4,982		$	4,827		$	4,696
Allocation of undistributed net income (loss)		4,559			(18,519	)		4,243
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A common stock	$	9,541		$	(13,692	)	$	8,939
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding—basic		17,274			16,709			16,267
Weighted average potential shares of Class A common stock		748			—			1,585
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock and potential common shares outstanding—diluted		18,022			16,709			17,852
Basic net income (loss) per Class A common share	$	0.55		$	(0.82	)	$	0.55
Diluted net income (loss) per Class A common share	$	0.53		$	(0.82	)	$	0.50
Net income (loss) per share – Class B Common Stock
Dividends declared	$	798		$	790		$	783
Allocation of undistributed net income (loss)		726			(3,047	)		706
Net income (loss) attributable to Class B common stock	$	1,524		$	(2,257	)	$	1,489
Weighted average shares of Class B common stock outstanding—basic		3,326			3,289			3,256
Weighted average potential shares of Class B common stock		67			—			166
Weighted average shares of Class B common stock and potential common shares outstanding—diluted		3,393			3,289			3,422
Basic net income (loss) per Class B common share	$	0.46		$	(0.69	)	$	0.46
Diluted net income (loss) per Class B common share	$	0.45		$	(0.69	)	$	0.44

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended January 31,
	2021		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Class A		190		2,473		325
Class B		—		221		—