Stock-Based Compensation and Stockholders' Rights (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Stock and Stock Unit Award Activity

The following table presents a summary of restricted stock and stock unit awards:

			Expense for 12 months ended						Unrecognized Compensation Cost at
Date of Grants	Units Granted	Terms of Vesting	1/31/2017		1/31/2016		1/31/2015		1/31/2017
2011 Stock Incentive Plan
06/21/2016	51,284	1 year	$	133,000	$	—	$	—	$	66,000
06/21/2016	36,000	3 years	32,000		—		—		108,000
06/22/2015	48,000	4 years	32,000		22,000		—		78,000
06/22/2015	27,174	1 year	25,000		50,000		—		—
06/24/2014	490,000	5 years	240,000		246,000		171,000		560,000
06/24/2014	28,626	1 year	—		25,000		49,000		—
12/03/2013	10,000	1 year	—		—		13,000		—
06/25/2013	71,430	1 year	—		—		50,000		—
06/19/2012	520,000	5 years	147,000		150,000		157,000		50,000
2007 Stock Incentive Plan
06/16/2009	382,500	5 years	—		—		62,000		—
Totals for the period			$	609,000	$	493,000	$	502,000	$	862,000

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit awards activity, and related information for the following years ended January 31, is as follows:

	2017				2016				2015
	Restricted stock units		Weighted- average fair value of restricted stock units		Restricted stock units		Weighted- average fair value of restricted stock units		Restricted stock units		Weighted- average fair value of restricted stock units
Outstanding at beginning of year	657,174		$	2.34	812,626		$	2.24	544,430		$	1.87
Granted	87,284		3.89		75,174		2.76		518,626		2.61
Vested	(223,174	)	4.04		(212,626	)	2.79		(232,430	)	2.38
Forfeited	(30,000	)	2.61		(18,000	)	2.74		(18,000	)	2.61
Outstanding at end of year	491,284		2.46		657,174		2.34		812,626		2.24
Weighted-average fair value of restricted stock units granted during the year			3.89				2.76				2.61