Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

The components of property, plant and equipment were:

	July 31,		April 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2022
Land	$	4,431	$	4,431
Buildings and improvements	119,384		119,066
Buildings and improvements - finance leases	11,164		11,164
Machinery and equipment	326,656		324,417
Machinery and equipment - finance leases	31,546		31,341
Software	27,816		28,115
Construction in progress	22,745		22,794
	543,742		541,328
Less accumulated amortization and depreciation	(336,554)		(327,520)
Total	$	207,188	$	213,808

Amortization and depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment amounted to $9.7 million and $9.6 million for the three months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Accumulated amortization on finance leases included in the above table amounted to $33.2 million and $32.8 million as of July 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022, respectively.