Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

The components of property, plant and equipment were:

	October 31,		April 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2023
Land	$	4,475	$	4,475
Buildings and improvements	123,129		121,903
Buildings and improvements - finance leases	11,164		11,164
Machinery and equipment	343,341		331,146
Machinery and equipment - finance leases	31,031		29,869
Software	29,597		29,322
Construction in progress	59,199		45,710
Total property, plant and equipment	601,936		573,589
Less accumulated amortization and depreciation	(366,764)		(354,174)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	235,172	$	219,415

Amortization and depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment amounted to $9.7 million and $9.7 million for the three-months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $19.5 million and $19.4 million for the six-months ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Accumulated amortization on finance leases included in the above table amounted to $31.6 million and $31.9 million as of October 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023, respectively.