Note 1 - Business Information

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2024

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Note 1 - Business information

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. ("PPIH", the "Company", or the "Registrant") was incorporated in Delaware on October 12, 1993. The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products in one distinct segment: Piping Systems.

Fiscal year. The Company's fiscal year ends on January 31. Years, results and balances described as 2023 and 2022 are for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Nature of business. The Company engineers, designs, manufactures and sells specialty piping systems, and leak detection systems. Specialty piping systems include: (i) insulated and jacketed district heating and cooling ("DHC") piping systems for efficient energy distribution from central energy plants to multiple locations, (ii) primary and secondary containment piping systems for transporting chemicals, hazardous fluids and petroleum products, and (iii) the coating and/or insulation of oil and gas gathering and transmission pipelines. The Company's leak detection systems are sold with its piping systems or on a stand-alone basis, to monitor areas where fluid intrusion may contaminate the environment, endanger personal safety, cause a fire hazard, impair essential services or damage equipment or property.

Geographic information. Net sales attributed to a geographic area are based on the destination of the product shipment. Sales to foreign customers were 65.6% in 2023 compared to 63.8% in 2022. Long-lived assets are based on the physical location of the assets and consist of property, plant and equipment.

	2023		2022
Net sales
United States	$	51,893	$	51,557
Canada		31,351		36,482
Middle East/North Africa/India		63,880		53,742
Europe		559		456
Other		2,985		332
Total net sales	$	150,668	$	142,569
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
United States	$	5,600	$	5,920
Canada		10,775		9,290
Middle East/North Africa/India		21,244		11,308
Total property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	37,619	$	26,518