Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenue From External Customers Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

Domestic and international sales from continuing operations are as follows in millions of dollars:

	Three Months Ended October 31,								Nine Months Ended October 31,
	2015				2014*				2015				2014*
Domestic	$	14.66	58.88	%	$	13.00	55.23	%	$	45.98	58.08	%	$	37.17	54.57	%
International		10.23	41.12	%		10.54	44.77	%		33.19	41.92	%		30.94	45.43	%
Total	$	24.89	100.00	%	$	23.54	100.00	%	$	79.17	100.00	%	$	68.11	100.00	%

*Restated for discontinued operations

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

The table below represents information about reported manufacturing segments for the years noted therein:

	Three Months Ended October 31, (in millions of dollars)				Nine Months Ended October 31, (in millions of dollars)
	2015		(Restated for discontinued operations) 2014		2015		(Restated for discontinued operations) 2014
Net Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	15.96	$	14.76	$	49.12	$	40.47
Other foreign		3.73		4.55		10.57		11.43
Europe (UK)		2.81		3.27		11.88		9.79
Mexico		1.06		0.85		2.81		2.62
China		13.00		9.96		40.18		33.28
Corporate		0.32		0.35		1.55		1.52
Less intersegment sales		(11.99)		(10.20)		(36.94)		(31.00)
Consolidated sales	$	24.89	$	23.54	$	79.17	$	68.11
External Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	14.66	$	13.00	$	45.98	$	37.17
Other foreign		3.61		3.79		10.23		10.17
Europe (UK)		2.81		3.27		11.87		9.79
Mexico		0.44		0.38		1.09		1.07
China		3.37		3.10		10.00		9.91
Consolidated external sales	$	24.89	$	23.54	$	79.17	$	68.11
Intersegment Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	1.30	$	1.76	$	3.14	$	3.30
Other foreign		0.12		0.76		0.34		1.26
Europe (UK)		—		—		0.01		—
Mexico		0.62		0.47		1.72		1.55
China		9.63		6.86		30.18		23.37
Corporate		0.32		0.35		1.55		1.52
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	11.99	$	10.20	$	36.94	$	31.00
Operating Profit (Loss) from continuing operations:
USA	$	3.11	$	2.65	$	10.80	$	5.12
Other foreign		0.27		0.15		0.58		0.39
Europe (UK)		0.26		0.27		2.45		0.80
Mexico		0.17		(0.05)		0.08		(0.26)
China		1.16		0.54		3.35		2.80
Corporate		(1.67)		(2.35)		(4.93)		(5.06)
Less intersegment profit		(0.11)		0.07		(0.22)		0.15
Consolidated operating profit	$	3.19	$	1.28	$	12.11	$	3.94
Depreciation and Amortization Expense from continuing operations:
USA	$	0.04	$	0.04	$	0.11	$	0.13
Other foreign		0.01		0.02		0.03		0.08
Europe (UK)		—		0.01		0.01		0.01
Mexico		0.04		0.01		0.11		0.04
China		0.07		0.05		0.24		0.16
Corporate		0.11		0.15		0.31		0.44
Less intersegment		(0.03)		(0.01)		(0.11)		(0.02)
Consolidated depreciation & amortization expense	$	0.24	$	0.27	$	0.70	$	0.84

	Three Months Ended October 31, (in millions of dollars)				Nine Months Ended October 31, (in millions of dollars)
	2015		(Restated for discontinued operations) 2014		2015		(Restated for discontinued operations) 2014
Interest Expense from continuing operations:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.03		0.03		0.08		0.05
Europe (UK)		—		—		0.01		0.03
Mexico		—		—		—		—
China		0.03		0.04		0.11		0.03
Corporate		0.12		0.44		0.38		1.41
Less intersegment		—		—		—		—
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.18	$	0.51	$	0.58	$	1.52
Income Tax Expense (Benefits) from continuing operations:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.08		0.17		0.19		0.33
Europe (UK)		0.01		0.06		0.44		0.16
Mexico		—		—		—		(0.06)
China		0.30		0.19		0.78		0.69
Corporate		0.50		(0.16)		2.31		(0.16)
Less intersegment		(0.01)		0.02		(0.04)		0.02
Consolidated income tax expense	$	0.88	$	0.28	$	3.68	$	0.98

	October 31, 2015			January 31, 2015
	(in millions of dollars)		(in millions of dollars)
Total Assets:*
USA	$	48.00	$	36.35
Other foreign		18.74		18.00
Europe (UK)		5.86		6.75
Mexico		4.02		4.20
China		32.04		33.04
India		(1.46)		(1.31)
Brazil (discontinued operations)		—		6.34
Corporate		40.34		70.33
Less intersegment		(56.02)		(80.49)
Consolidated assets	$	91.52	$	93.21
Total Assets Less Intersegment:*
USA	$	38.67	$	30.14
Other foreign		11.01		10.32
Europe (UK)		5.85		6.75
Mexico		4.02		4.13
China		16.14		17.03
India		0.32		0.44
Brazil (discontinued operations)		—		6.33
Corporate		15.51		18.07
Consolidated assets	$	91.52	$	93.21
Property and Equipment:
USA	$	2.23	$	2.30
Other foreign		1.68		1.77
Europe (UK)		0.06		0.07
Mexico		2.14		2.17
China		2.52		2.70
India		0.03		0.05
Corporate		1.05		1.20
Less intersegment		(0.10)		(0.12)
Consolidated property and equipment	$	9.61	$	10.14
Capital Expenditures:
USA	$	0.06	$	0.05
Other foreign		0.06		0.05
Europe (UK)		—		0.03
Mexico		—		0.03
China		0.13		0.31
India		—		0.02
Corporate		0.47		0.39
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	0.72	$	0.88
Goodwill:
USA	$	0.87	$	0.87
Consolidated goodwill	$	0.87	$	0.87

* Negative assets reflect intersegment accounts eliminated in consolidation