SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

13. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

        The Company's capital structure consists of common stock with one vote per share and Class A common stock with ten votes per share. Transfers of the Company's Class A common stock are restricted. Upon sale or transfer of ownership or voting rights of Class A common stock to other than permitted transferees, such shares will convert to an equal number of common stock shares. Dividends, which are declared and paid on shares of common stock and Class A common stock, totaled $0.20 per share in 2014, 2013 and 2012 for each class of shares. Dividends in the aggregate totaled $3,374, $3,345 and $3,304 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for common stock; dividends in the aggregate totaled $590 in each of 2014, 2013 and 2012 for Class A common stock. Additionally, the Company has authorized 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock; however, no preferred shares have been issued. Treasury stock, which consists of the Company's common stock, is accounted for using the cost method.