Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Sales	$ 506,517	$ 472,569	$ 434,504
Interest and other income	61,389	57,752	54,683
Total revenues	567,906	530,321	489,187
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	304,886	272,446	251,319
Selling, general and administrative	92,242	83,802	78,591
Provision for credit losses	144,397	120,289	119,247
Interest expense	3,306	2,903	2,997
Depreciation and amortization	4,208	3,830	3,285
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	369	17	76
Total costs and expenses	549,408	483,287	455,515
Income before income taxes	18,498	47,034	33,672
Provision for income taxes	6,902	17,544	12,543
Net income	11,596	29,490	21,129
Less: Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock	40	40	40
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 11,556	$ 29,450	$ 21,089
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.38	$ 3.42	$ 2.36
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.33	$ 3.25	$ 2.25
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,370,478	8,617,864	8,930,592
Diluted (in shares)	8,666,031	9,048,957	9,391,667