Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2023

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)	2024		2024
Land	$	4,475	$	4,475
Buildings and improvements	134,487		131,663
Buildings and improvements - finance leases	11,164		11,164
Machinery and equipment	389,870		370,940
Machinery and equipment - finance leases	32,204		32,173
Software	31,143		39,252
Construction in progress	38,656		64,057
Total property, plant and equipment	641,999		653,724
Less accumulated amortization and depreciation	(389,633)		(381,263)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	252,366	$	272,461

Amortization and depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment amounted to $11.2 million and $9.6 million for the three-months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Accumulated amortization on finance leases included in the above table amounted to $31.4 million and $31.7 million as of July 31, 2024 and April 30, 2024, respectively.