Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

The components of property, plant and equipment were:

	January 31,		April 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022
Land	$	4,475	$	4,431
Buildings and improvements	120,492		119,066
Buildings and improvements - finance leases	11,164		11,164
Machinery and equipment	328,639		324,417
Machinery and equipment - finance leases	30,930		31,341
Software	29,229		28,115
Construction in progress	27,641		22,794
Total property, plant and equipment	552,570		541,328
Less accumulated amortization and depreciation	(349,061)		(327,520)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	203,509	$	213,808

Amortization and depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment amounted to $9.3 million and $9.2 million for the three months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $28.7 million and $28.3 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Accumulated amortization on finance leases included in the above table amounted to $32.8 million and $32.8 million as of January 31, 2023 and April 30, 2022, respectively.