Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2024

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)	2025		2024
Land	$	4,475	$	4,475
Buildings and improvements	138,309		131,663
Buildings and improvements - finance leases	11,164		11,164
Machinery and equipment	413,148		370,940
Machinery and equipment - finance leases	33,244		32,173
Software	34,005		39,252
Construction in progress	25,603		64,057
Total property, plant and equipment	659,948		653,724
Less accumulated amortization and depreciation	(410,288)		(381,263)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	249,660	$	272,461

Amortization and depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment amounted to $12.9 million and $10.6 million for the three-months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively and $36.8 million and $30.0 million for the nine-months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Accumulated amortization on finance leases included in the above table amounted to $31.8 million and $31.7 million as of January 31, 2025 and April 30, 2024, respectively.