NOTE 11—CONTRACT ASSETS

For each of our contracts, the timing of revenue recognition, customer billings, and cash collections results in a net contract asset or liability at the end of each reporting period. Contract assets consist of unbilled receivables typically resulting from revenue recognition under contracts when either control has passed to the customer but the product has not yet shipped or the percentage-of-completion of revenue recognition is utilized when revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer for any project-related services, utilizing labor as the input method.

January 31, 2020

April 30, 2019

Contract assets

949,000

1,104,000

Contract assets decreased $155,000 between April 30, 2019 and January 31, 2020 due to decreased satisfaction or partial satisfaction of customer contracts, and relates to the recognition of revenue related to the satisfaction or partial satisfaction of performance obligations for which we have not yet billed.