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The Company did not identify any indicators of impairment or record any impairment charges during the first three months of fiscal year 2025 or 2024.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">The Company tests for recoverability of an asset group by comparing its carrying amount to its estimated undiscounted future cash flows. If the carrying amount exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, the Company recognizes an impairment charge for the amount by which the asset group’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, if any.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Investments</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The method of accounting applied to long-term investments, whether consolidated, equity or cost, involves an evaluation of the significant terms of each investment that explicitly grant or suggest evidence of control or influence over the operations of the investee and also includes the identification of any variable interests in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company accounts for investments in a limited liability company in which it has a less than 20% ownership interest using the equity method of accounting when the factors discussed in ASC 323, “<i>Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures</i>” are met. The excess of the carrying value over the underlying equity in the net assets of equity method investees is allocated to specific assets and liabilities. Investments in businesses that the Company does not control but for which it has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial matters are accounted for using the equity method. The Company accounts for its investment in Big River using the equity method of accounting and includes the results on a delayed basis of one month as Big River has a fiscal year end of December 31.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company periodically evaluates its investments for impairment due to declines in market value considered to be other than temporary. Such impairment evaluations include general economic and company-specific evaluations. If the Company determines that a decline in market value is other than temporary, then a charge to earnings is recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and a new cost basis in the investment is established.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Short-term investments, consisting of U.S. government obligations, are considered held to maturity, and therefore are carried at amortized historical cost.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><span><b>Recently Issued Accounting Standards</b></span></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"><span>In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of annual income tax disclosures. This ASU is effective for all entities that are subject to Topic 740 for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption and retrospective application are permitted, but not required. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU.</span></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"><span>In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)”, which provides clarity in assessing an entity’s performance and prospects for future cash flows by disclosure of more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. This ASU is effective for the company’s fiscal year-ended January 31, 2028. Early adoption is permitted, but not required. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU.</span></p> <p style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Use of Estimates</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</span></p> <p style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Cash and Cash Equivalents</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">Cash and cash equivalents includes bank deposits as well as short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.</span></p> <p style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Revenue Recognition</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company recognizes sales of ethanol, distillers grains and distillers corn oil when obligations under the terms of the respective contracts with customers are satisfied; this occurs with the transfer of control of products, generally upon shipment from the ethanol plant or upon loading of the rail car used to transport the products.</p> <p style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Cost of Sales</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Cost of sales includes depreciation, costs of raw materials, third-party freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, other distribution expenses, warehousing costs, plant repair and maintenance costs, production labor and related payroll costs, and general facility overhead charges.</p> <p style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0pt">Selling, General and Administrative Expenses</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company includes non-production related costs such as professional fees, selling charges, operating lease expense, and certain payroll in SG&amp;A expenses.</p> <p style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Financial Instruments</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Certain of the forward corn and natural gas purchase contracts and ethanol, distillers grains and distillers corn oil sale contracts are accounted for under the “normal purchases and normal sales” scope exemption of ASC 815 because these arrangements are for purchases of corn that will be delivered in quantities expected to be used by the Company and sales of ethanol, distillers grains and distillers corn oil in quantities expected to be produced by the Company over a reasonable period of time in the normal course of business.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company uses derivative financial instruments (exchange-traded futures contracts and swaps) to manage a portion of the risk associated with changes in commodity prices, primarily related to corn. The</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Company monitors and manages this exposure as part of its overall risk management policy. As such, the Company seeks to reduce the potentially adverse effects that the volatility of these markets may have on its operating results. The Company may take hedging positions in these commodities as one way to mitigate risk. While the Company attempts to link its hedging activities to purchase and sales activities, there are situations in which these hedging activities can themselves result in losses. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The changes in fair value of these derivative financial instruments are recognized in current period earnings as the Company does not use hedge accounting.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Income Taxes</b></p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company applies an effective tax rate to interim periods that is consistent with the Company’s estimated annual tax rate as adjusted for discrete items impacting the interim periods. The Company provides for deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. The Company provides for a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company paid income taxes of approximately $1.9 million and $0.1 million and received no refunds during the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">As of April 30, 2025, and January 31, 2025, total unrecognized tax benefits were approximately $18.9 million. Accrued penalties and interest were approximately $105,000 and approximately $99,000 at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively. If the Company were to prevail on all unrecognized tax benefits recorded, the provision for income taxes would be reduced by approximately $18.8 million. In addition, the impact of penalties and interest would also benefit the effective tax rate. Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits are recorded within income tax expense. On a quarterly basis, the Company accrues for the effects of open uncertain tax positions and the related potential penalties and interest.</p> 1900000 100000 18900000 18900000 105000 99000 18800000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Inventory</b></p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><span>Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost for all inventories is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonable predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Inventory includes direct production costs and certain overhead costs such as depreciation, property taxes and utilities related to producing ethanol and related by-products. Inventory is permanently written down in instances when cost exceeds estimated net realizable value; such write-downs are based primarily upon commodity prices as the market value of inventory is often dependent upon changes in commodity prices. </span>The Company did not record any inventory write-downs at April 30, 2025. The Company recorded approximately $0.1 million of inventory write-downs in cost of sales at January 31, 2025. Fluctuations in the write-down of inventory generally relate to the levels and composition of such inventory and changes in commodity prices at a given point in time.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of inventory are as follows as of the dates presented (amounts in thousands):</p><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 65%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30, <br/> 2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>January 31,</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>2025</b></p></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 62%; text-align: left">Ethanol and other finished goods</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">6,936</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">4,923</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Work in process</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">5,346</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">5,185</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Corn and other raw materials</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">18,227</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">21,568</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">30,509</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">31,676</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of inventory are as follows as of the dates presented (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 65%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30, <br/> 2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>January 31,</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>2025</b></p></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 62%; text-align: left">Ethanol and other finished goods</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">6,936</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">4,923</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Work in process</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">5,346</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">5,185</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Corn and other raw materials</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">18,227</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">21,568</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">30,509</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">31,676</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 6936000 4923000 5346000 5185000 18227000 21568000 30509000 31676000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Property and Equipment</b></p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Property and equipment is recorded at cost or the fair value on the date of acquisition (for property and equipment acquired in a business combination). Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives are 15 to 40 years for buildings and improvements, and 3 to 20 years for fixtures and equipment.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In accordance with ASC 360-10 “<i>Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets</i>”, the carrying value of long-lived assets is assessed for recoverability by management when changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company did not identify any indicators of impairment or record any impairment charges during the first three months of fiscal year 2025 or 2024.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">The Company tests for recoverability of an asset group by comparing its carrying amount to its estimated undiscounted future cash flows. If the carrying amount exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, the Company recognizes an impairment charge for the amount by which the asset group’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, if any.</p> Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method P15Y P40Y P3Y P20Y <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Investments</b></p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The method of accounting applied to long-term investments, whether consolidated, equity or cost, involves an evaluation of the significant terms of each investment that explicitly grant or suggest evidence of control or influence over the operations of the investee and also includes the identification of any variable interests in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company accounts for investments in a limited liability company in which it has a less than 20% ownership interest using the equity method of accounting when the factors discussed in ASC 323, “<i>Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures</i>” are met. The excess of the carrying value over the underlying equity in the net assets of equity method investees is allocated to specific assets and liabilities. Investments in businesses that the Company does not control but for which it has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial matters are accounted for using the equity method. The Company accounts for its investment in Big River using the equity method of accounting and includes the results on a delayed basis of one month as Big River has a fiscal year end of December 31.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company periodically evaluates its investments for impairment due to declines in market value considered to be other than temporary. Such impairment evaluations include general economic and company-specific evaluations. If the Company determines that a decline in market value is other than temporary, then a charge to earnings is recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and a new cost basis in the investment is established.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Short-term investments, consisting of U.S. government obligations, are considered held to maturity, and therefore are carried at amortized historical cost.</p> 0.20 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><span><b>Recently Issued Accounting Standards</b></span></p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"><span>In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of annual income tax disclosures. This ASU is effective for all entities that are subject to Topic 740 for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption and retrospective application are permitted, but not required. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU.</span></p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"><span>In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)”, which provides clarity in assessing an entity’s performance and prospects for future cash flows by disclosure of more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. This ASU is effective for the company’s fiscal year-ended January 31, 2028. Early adoption is permitted, but not required. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU.</span></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 3. <i>Net Sales and Revenue</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company recognizes sales of products when obligations under the terms of the respective contracts with customers are satisfied. This occurs with the transfer of control of products, generally upon shipment from the ethanol plant or upon loading of the rail car or truck used to transport the products. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for transferring goods. Sales, value added and other taxes the Company collects concurrent with revenue producing activities are excluded from net sales and revenue.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The majority of the Company’s sales have payment terms ranging from 5 to 10 days after transfer of control. The Company has determined that sales contracts do not generally include a significant financing component. The Company has not historically entered into sales contracts in which payment is due from a customer prior to transferring product to the customer. Thus, the Company does not record unearned revenue.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following tables shows disaggregated revenue by product (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended<br/> April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 58%">Ethanol</td><td style="width: 5%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">124,397</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">119,427</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Dried distillers grains</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">22,286</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">30,686</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Distillers corn oil</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">9,879</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">9,805</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Modified distillers grains</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,623</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,197</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Derivative financial instrument gains</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">17</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-20">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px">Other</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">138</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">116</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">158,340</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">161,231</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following tables shows disaggregated revenue by product (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended<br/> April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 58%">Ethanol</td><td style="width: 5%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">124,397</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">119,427</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Dried distillers grains</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">22,286</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">30,686</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Distillers corn oil</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">9,879</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">9,805</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Modified distillers grains</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,623</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,197</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Derivative financial instrument gains</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">17</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-20">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px">Other</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">138</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">116</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">158,340</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">161,231</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 124397000 119427000 22286000 30686000 9879000 9805000 1623000 1197000 17000 138000 116000 158340000 161231000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 4. <i>Leases</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Operating Leases</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">At April 30, 2025, the Company had lease agreements, as lessee, for railcars. All of the leases are accounted for as operating leases. The lease agreements do not contain a specified implicit interest rate; therefore, the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate was used to determine the present value of future minimum lease payments. The lease term for all of the Company’s leases includes the noncancelable period of the lease and any periods covered by renewal options that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. Certain leases include rent escalations pre-set in the agreements, which are factored into the lease payment stream.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of lease expense, classified as SG&amp;A expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations are as follows (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended <br/>April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 58%; text-align: left">Operating lease expense</td><td style="width: 5%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">2,008</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">1,682</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Variable lease expense</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"> </td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">66</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"> </td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">54</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total lease expense</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">2,074</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,736</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Total cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was $2.2 millions and $1.6 million in the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table is a summary of future minimum rentals on such leases at April 30, 2025 (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 45%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"><span style="border-bottom:black 1px solid">Years Ended January 31,</span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Minimum<br/> Rentals</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 70%; text-align: left">Remainder of 2026</td><td style="width: 10%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 18%; text-align: right">5,792</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">2027</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">7,706</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">2028</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">6,378</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">2029</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">3,698</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">2030</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">2,036</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left">Thereafter</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">133</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Total</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">25,743</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Less: present value discount</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"> </td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2,931</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Operating lease liabilities</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">22,812</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> <span style="text-decoration:underline"> </span></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">At April 30, 2025, the weighted average remaining lease term is 3.4 years, and the weighted average discount rate is 6.59% for the outstanding leases.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">At January 31, 2025, the weighted average remaining lease term was 3.5 years, and the weighted average discount rate was 6.60% for the outstanding leases.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Finance Leases</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">At April 30, 2025, the Company had one lease agreement that was classified as a finance lease for an electrical substation facility. Prepayments totaling $15.6 million were made prior to fiscal year 2025, with monthly payments of approximately $39,000 to be made over the term of the lease, which was determined to be 10 years. The lease term for this lease includes the noncancelable period of the lease and any periods for which only the Company has the option to cancel but is reasonably expected to continue the lease. Based on this, the lease term was determined to be 10 years. Control of the facility’s output was transferred to the Company just before the end of the first quarter of 2025, with monthly payments commencing in the second quarter of 2025. As such, no significant expense has been incurred to-date as the first full month in service is not until the following quarter.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The weighted average remaining lease term for the finance lease is 10.0 years as of April 30, 2025. A discount rate of 6.9% was deemed appropriate as an incremental borrowing rate for a 10 year term.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table is a summary of future minimum rentals on such leases at April 30, 2025 (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 45%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"><span style="border-bottom:black 1px solid">Years Ended January 31,</span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Minimum <br/> Rentals</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 70%; text-align: left">Remainder of 2026</td><td style="width: 10%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 18%; text-align: right">391</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">2027</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">469</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">2028</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">469</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">2029</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">469</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">2030</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">469</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left">Thereafter</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">2,423</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Total</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">4,690</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Less: present value discount</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">1,309</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Operating lease liabilities</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">3,381</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of lease expense, classified as SG&amp;A expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations are as follows (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended <br/>April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 58%; text-align: left">Operating lease expense</td><td style="width: 5%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">2,008</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">1,682</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Variable lease expense</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"> </td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">66</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"> </td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">54</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total lease expense</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">2,074</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,736</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 2008000 1682000 66000 54000 2074000 1736000 2200000 1600000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table is a summary of future minimum rentals on such leases at April 30, 2025 (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 45%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"><span style="border-bottom:black 1px solid">Years Ended January 31,</span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Minimum<br/> Rentals</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 70%; text-align: left">Remainder of 2026</td><td style="width: 10%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 18%; text-align: right">5,792</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">2027</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">7,706</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">2028</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">6,378</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">2029</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">3,698</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">2030</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">2,036</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left">Thereafter</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">133</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Total</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">25,743</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Less: present value discount</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"> </td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2,931</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Operating lease liabilities</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">22,812</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 5792000 7706000 6378000 3698000 2036000 133000 25743000 2931000 22812000 P3Y4M24D 0.0659 P3Y6M 0.066 15600000 39000 P10Y P10Y 0.069 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table is a summary of future minimum rentals on such leases at April 30, 2025 (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 45%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"><span style="border-bottom:black 1px solid">Years Ended January 31,</span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Minimum <br/> Rentals</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 70%; text-align: left">Remainder of 2026</td><td style="width: 10%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 18%; text-align: right">391</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">2027</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">469</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">2028</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">469</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">2029</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">469</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">2030</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">469</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left">Thereafter</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">2,423</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Total</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">4,690</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Less: present value discount</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">1,309</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Operating lease liabilities</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">3,381</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 391000 469000 469000 469000 469000 2423000 4690000 1309000 3381000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 5. <i>Fair Value</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company applies ASC 820, which provides a framework for measuring fair value under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This accounting standard defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company determines the fair market values of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established by ASC 820 which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values which are provided below. The Company carries certain cash equivalents, investments, and derivative instruments at fair value.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The fair values of derivative assets and liabilities traded in the over-the-counter market are determined using quantitative models that require the use of multiple market inputs including interest rates, prices and indices to generate pricing and volatility factors, which are used to value the position. The predominance of market inputs are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including brokers, market transactions and third-party pricing services. Estimation risk is greater for derivative asset and liability positions that are either option-based or have longer maturity dates where observable market inputs are less readily available or are unobservable, in which case interest rate, price or index scenarios are extrapolated in order to determine the fair value. The fair values of derivative assets and liabilities include adjustments for market liquidity, counterparty credit quality, the Company’s own credit standing and other specific factors, where appropriate.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">To ensure the prudent application of estimates and management judgment in determining the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities, investments and property and equipment, various processes and controls have been adopted, which include: (i) model validation that requires a review and approval for pricing, financial statement fair value determination and risk quantification; and (ii) periodic review and substantiation of profit and loss reporting for all derivative instruments.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at April 30, 2025 are summarized below (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 85%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 1</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 2</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 3</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Fair Value</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 47%; text-align: left">Forward purchase contracts asset (1)</td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-21">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right">840</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-22">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">840</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Commodity futures asset (2)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">669</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-23">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-24">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">669</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total assets</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">669</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">840</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-25">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,509</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Forward purchase contracts liability (3)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-26">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double">1,105</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-27">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double">1,105</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at January 31, 2025 are summarized below (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 85%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 1</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 2</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 3</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Fair Value</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 47%; text-align: left">Forward purchase contracts asset (1)</td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-28">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right">1,253</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-29">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">1,253</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Commodity futures (2)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(1,291)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-30">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-31">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(1,291)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total assets</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">(1,291)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,253</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-32">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">(38)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Forward purchase contracts liability (3)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-33">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double">378</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-34">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double">378</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(1)</td><td>The forward purchase contracts asset is included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.</td></tr></table> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(2)</td><td>The commodity futures assets and liabilities are netted with cash collateral due from broker and included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.</td></tr></table> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(3)</td><td>The forward purchase contracts liability is included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.</td></tr></table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at April 30, 2025 are summarized below (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 85%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 1</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 2</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 3</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Fair Value</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 47%; text-align: left">Forward purchase contracts asset (1)</td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-21">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right">840</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-22">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">840</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Commodity futures asset (2)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">669</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-23">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-24">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">669</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total assets</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">669</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">840</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-25">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,509</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Forward purchase contracts liability (3)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-26">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double">1,105</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-27">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double">1,105</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at January 31, 2025 are summarized below (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 85%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 1</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 2</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Level 3</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Fair Value</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 47%; text-align: left">Forward purchase contracts asset (1)</td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-28">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right">1,253</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 9%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-29">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">1,253</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Commodity futures (2)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(1,291)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-30">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-31">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(1,291)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total assets</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">(1,291)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,253</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-32">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">(38)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Forward purchase contracts liability (3)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-33">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double">378</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-34">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 3px double">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 3px double">378</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(1)</td><td>The forward purchase contracts asset is included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.</td></tr></table> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(2)</td><td>The commodity futures assets and liabilities are netted with cash collateral due from broker and included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.</td></tr></table> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(3)</td><td>The forward purchase contracts liability is included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.</td></tr></table> 840000 840000 669000 669000 669000 840000 1509000 1105000 1105000 1253000 1253000 -1291000 -1291000 -1291000 1253000 -38000 378000 378000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 6. <i>Property and Equipment</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of property and equipment are as follows for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30,<br/> 2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>January 31,</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>2025</b></p></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 62%; text-align: left">Land and improvements</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">34,112</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">34,112</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Buildings and improvements</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">24,218</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">24,026</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Machinery, equipment, and fixtures</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">319,568</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">318,399</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Construction in progress</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">100,954</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">94,010</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Total property and equipment</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">478,852</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">470,547</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Less: Accumulated depreciation</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(263,247)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(259,864)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">215,605</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">210,683</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of property and equipment are as follows for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30,<br/> 2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>January 31,</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>2025</b></p></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 62%; text-align: left">Land and improvements</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">34,112</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">34,112</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Buildings and improvements</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">24,218</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">24,026</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Machinery, equipment, and fixtures</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">319,568</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">318,399</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Construction in progress</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">100,954</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">94,010</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Total property and equipment</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">478,852</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">470,547</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Less: Accumulated depreciation</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(263,247)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(259,864)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">215,605</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">210,683</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 34112000 34112000 24218000 24026000 319568000 318399000 100954000 94010000 478852000 470547000 263247000 259864000 215605000 210683000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 7. <i>Other Assets</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of other assets are as follows for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30, <br/> 2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>January 31,</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>2025</b></p></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 62%; text-align: left">Prepaid utility lease</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-35">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">15,600</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px">Other</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">1,081</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">1,121</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,081</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">16,721</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of other assets are as follows for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30, <br/> 2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>January 31,</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>2025</b></p></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 62%; text-align: left">Prepaid utility lease</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-35">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">15,600</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px">Other</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">1,081</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">1,121</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,081</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">16,721</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 15600000 1081000 1121000 1081000 16721000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 8. <i>Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of accrued expenses and other current liabilities are as follows for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30,<br/> 2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>January 31,</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>2025</b></p></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 62%; text-align: left">Accrued payroll and related items</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">4,089</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">8,961</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Accrued utility charges</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">2,772</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">3,085</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Accrued transportation related items</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">707</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">555</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Accrued real estate taxes</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,918</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,746</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Forward purchase contracts</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,105</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">378</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px">Other</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">3,801</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">1,635</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">14,392</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">16,360</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The components of accrued expenses and other current liabilities are as follows for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30,<br/> 2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>January 31,</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>2025</b></p></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 62%; text-align: left">Accrued payroll and related items</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">4,089</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 14%; text-align: right">8,961</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Accrued utility charges</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">2,772</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">3,085</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Accrued transportation related items</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">707</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">555</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Accrued real estate taxes</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,918</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,746</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Forward purchase contracts</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">1,105</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">378</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px">Other</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">3,801</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">1,635</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">14,392</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">16,360</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 4089000 8961000 2772000 3085000 707000 555000 1918000 1746000 1105000 378000 3801000 1635000 14392000 16360000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 9. <i>Derivative Financial Instruments</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company is exposed to various market risks, including changes in commodity prices (raw materials and finished goods). To manage risks associated with the volatility of these natural business exposures, the Company enters into commodity agreements (exchange-traded futures contracts and swaps) and forward purchase (corn) and sale (ethanol, distillers grains and distillers corn oil) contracts. The Company does not purchase or sell derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company does not purchase or sell derivative financial instruments for which a lack of marketplace quotations would require the use of fair value estimation techniques. The changes in fair value of these derivative financial instruments are recognized in current period earnings as the Company does not use hedge accounting.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table provides information about the fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments (that are not accounted for under the “normal purchases and normal sales” scope exemption of ASC 815) and the line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in which the fair values are reflected (in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Asset Derivatives<br/> Fair Value</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Liability Derivatives<br/> Fair Value</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30,<br/> <span style="text-decoration:underline"> </span>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>January 31,<br/> <span style="text-decoration:underline"> </span>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30,<br/> <span style="text-decoration:underline"> </span>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>January 31,<br/> <span style="text-decoration:underline"> </span>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: left">Forward purchase contracts (1)</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">840</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">1,253</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">1,105</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">378</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Cash collateral balance (3)</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">534</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">2,523</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-36">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-37">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Commodity futures (2)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">669</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(1,291)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-38">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-39">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">   Net position with broker</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">1,203</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">1,232</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-40">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-41">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">2,043</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">2,485</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,105</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">378</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(1)</td><td>Forward purchase contracts assets are included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are for purchases of approximately 8.1 million and 16.8 million bushels of corn at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively.</td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 36pt">Forward purchase contracts liabilities are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are for purchases of approximately 9.5 million and 7.6 million bushels of corn at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(2)</td><td>Commodity futures assets and liabilities are included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts included short/sell positions and long-buy positions for approximately 6.0 million and 0.4 million bushels of corn, respectively at April 30, 2025. These contracts included short/sell positions and long/buy positions for approximately 6.3 million and 575,000 bushels of corn, respectively, at January 31, 2025. These contracts also included short/sell positions for approximately 4.2 million gallons of ethanol at both April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025.</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(3)</td><td>As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, all of the derivative financial instruments held by the Company were subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. The Company’s accounting policy is to offset position amounts owed or owing with the same counterparty. Depending on the amount of unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts held by the Company, the counterparty may require collateral to secure the Company’s derivative contract positions. As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the Company recorded this collateral balance within “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.</td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">See Note 5 which contains fair value information related to derivative financial instruments.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table provides information about gains recognized in income on the Company’s derivative financial instruments and the line items on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the fair values are reflected for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 55%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;">Three Months Ended <br/>April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>2024</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="width: 56%; text-align: justify">Net sales</td><td style="width: 8%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">17</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 8%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-42">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify">Cost of sales</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">1,968</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">64</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table provides information about the fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments (that are not accounted for under the “normal purchases and normal sales” scope exemption of ASC 815) and the line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in which the fair values are reflected (in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Asset Derivatives<br/> Fair Value</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Liability Derivatives<br/> Fair Value</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30,<br/> <span style="text-decoration:underline"> </span>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>January 31,<br/> <span style="text-decoration:underline"> </span>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>April 30,<br/> <span style="text-decoration:underline"> </span>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>January 31,<br/> <span style="text-decoration:underline"> </span>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: left">Forward purchase contracts (1)</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">840</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">1,253</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">1,105</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 10%; text-align: right">378</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Cash collateral balance (3)</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">534</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">2,523</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-36">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-37">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Commodity futures (2)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">669</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">(1,291)</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-38">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-39">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">   Net position with broker</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">1,203</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">1,232</td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-40">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">$</td><td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-41">-</div></td><td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Total</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">2,043</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">2,485</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">1,105</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">378</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(1)</td><td>Forward purchase contracts assets are included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are for purchases of approximately 8.1 million and 16.8 million bushels of corn at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively.</td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 36pt">Forward purchase contracts liabilities are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are for purchases of approximately 9.5 million and 7.6 million bushels of corn at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(2)</td><td>Commodity futures assets and liabilities are included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts included short/sell positions and long-buy positions for approximately 6.0 million and 0.4 million bushels of corn, respectively at April 30, 2025. These contracts included short/sell positions and long/buy positions for approximately 6.3 million and 575,000 bushels of corn, respectively, at January 31, 2025. These contracts also included short/sell positions for approximately 4.2 million gallons of ethanol at both April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025.</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 18pt"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(3)</td><td>As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, all of the derivative financial instruments held by the Company were subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. The Company’s accounting policy is to offset position amounts owed or owing with the same counterparty. Depending on the amount of unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts held by the Company, the counterparty may require collateral to secure the Company’s derivative contract positions. As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the Company recorded this collateral balance within “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.</td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">See Note 5 which contains fair value information related to derivative financial instruments.</p> 840000 1253000 1105000 378000 534000 2523000 669000 -1291000 1203000 1232000 2043000 2485000 1105000 378000 8100000 16800000 9500000 7600000 6000000 400000 6300000 575000 4200000 4200000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table provides information about gains recognized in income on the Company’s derivative financial instruments and the line items on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the fair values are reflected for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 55%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;">Three Months Ended <br/>April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>2025</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>2024</b></span></td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="width: 56%; text-align: justify">Net sales</td><td style="width: 8%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">17</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 8%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-42">-</div></td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="text-align: justify">Cost of sales</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">1,968</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">64</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 17000 1968000 64000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 10. <i>Investments</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><b>Equity Method Investment in Big River</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table summarizes the Company’s equity method investment at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 85%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Carrying Amount</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Entity</span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;">Ownership Percentage</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;">April 30, 2025</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;">January 31, 2025</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="width: 52%; text-align: left">Big River </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; text-align: center">10.3%</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; text-align: right">$36,806</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; text-align: right">$35,800</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Undistributed earnings of the Company’s equity method investee totaled approximately $16.8 million and approximately $15.8 million at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively. The Company did not receive dividends from its equity method investee in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 or 2024.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Summarized financial information for the Company’s equity method investee is presented in the following table for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended <br/>April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 56%; text-align: left">Net sales and revenue</td><td style="width: 8%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">272,303</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 8%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">272,986</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Gross profit</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">14,250</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">18,262</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Depreciation expense</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">3,862</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">6,546</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Net income</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">11,736</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">19,162</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Net income attributable to members</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">9,675</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">16,659</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><b>Short-term Investments</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">At April 30, 2025, the Company owned United States Treasury Bills (classified as short-term investments) that had an amortized cost, or carrying value, of approximately $156.0 million. The contractual maturity of these investments was less than one year. The yield to maturity rate was approximately 4.3%. Unrecognized holding losses at April 30, 2025 were approximately $94,000.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">At January 31, 2025, the Company owned United States Treasury Bills (classified as short-term investments) that had an amortized cost, or carrying value, of approximately $162.8 million. The contractual maturity of these investments was less than one year. The yield to maturity rate was approximately 4.4%. Unrecognized holding losses at January 31, 2025 were approximately $19,000.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The following table summarizes the Company’s equity method investment at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 85%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Carrying Amount</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid">Entity</span></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;">Ownership Percentage</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;">April 30, 2025</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;">January 31, 2025</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="width: 52%; text-align: left">Big River </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; text-align: center">10.3%</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; text-align: right">$36,806</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; text-align: right">$35,800</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 0.103 36806000 35800000 16800000 15800000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">Summarized financial information for the Company’s equity method investee is presented in the following table for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended <br/>April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 56%; text-align: left">Net sales and revenue</td><td style="width: 8%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">272,303</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 8%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">272,986</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Gross profit</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">14,250</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">18,262</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Depreciation expense</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">3,862</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">6,546</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Net income</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">11,736</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">19,162</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left">Net income attributable to members</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">9,675</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">$</td><td style="text-align: right">16,659</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 272303000 272986000 14250000 18262000 3862000 6546000 11736000 19162000 9675000 16659000 156000000 0.043 94000 162800000 0.044 19000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>11. <i>Employee Benefits</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">The Company maintains the REX 2015 Incentive Plan, approved by its shareholders, which reserves a total of 1,650,000 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to its terms. The plan provides for the granting of shares of stock, including options to purchase shares of common stock, stock appreciation rights tied to the value of common stock, restricted stock, and restricted stock unit awards to eligible employees, non-employee directors and consultants. Until 2022, the Company had only granted restricted stock awards. In May 2022, the Company issued restricted stock units to certain officers of the Company which vested based on the Company’s TSR compared to the TSRs of companies that comprise the Russell 2000 Index over a three-year performance period (see below). The Company measures share-based compensation grants at fair value on the grant date, adjusted for estimated forfeitures. The Company records non-cash compensation expense related to liability and equity awards in its consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period on a straight-line basis. At April 30, 2025, 1,065,809 shares remain available for issuance under the Plan.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><b>Restricted Stock Awards</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">As a component of their compensation, restricted stock has been granted to directors and certain employees at the closing market price of REX common stock on the grant date. In addition, one quarter of executives’ incentive compensation is payable by an award of restricted stock based on the then closing market price of REX common stock on the grant date. The Company’s board of directors has determined</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt">that the grant date will be June 15^th, or the next business day if June 15^th is not a business day, for all grants of restricted stock.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">Based on retirement eligibility provisions, a portion of restricted stock grants are expensed at grant date, based on grant date fair value, thus considered vested for accounting purposes. At April 30, 2025, 20,046 shares were unvested for accounting purposes and unrecognized compensation cost related to these nonvested restricted stock awards was approximately $465,000, to be recognized over a weighted average vesting term of 1.8 years.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">The following tables summarize legally non-vested restricted stock award activity for the periods presented:</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt"></p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 75%; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Three Months Ended April 30, 2025</td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="white-space: nowrap"> </td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Non-Vested<br/> Shares</b></span></td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Weighted<br/> Average Grant<br/> Date Fair Value <br/> (000’s)</b></span></td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Weighted <br/> Average Remaining<br/> Vesting Term <br/> (in years)</b></span></td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 50%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Non-Vested at January 31, 2025</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">162,392</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">6,190</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Granted</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-43">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-44">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Forfeited</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-45">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-46">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px">Vested</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-47">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-48">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px">Non-Vested at April 30, 2025</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">162,392</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">6,190</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right; padding-bottom: 3px">1</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 75%; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Three Months Ended April 30, 2024</td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Non-Vested<br/> Shares</b></span></td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Weighted <br/> Average Grant<br/> Date Fair Value <br/> (000’s)</b></span></td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Weighted <br/> Average Remaining<br/> Vesting Term<br/> (in years)</b></span></td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 46%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Non-Vested at January 31, 2024</td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">162,855</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">5,369</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Granted</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-49">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-50">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Forfeited</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-51">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-52">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px">Vested</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-53">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-54">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px">Non-Vested at April 30, 2024</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">162,855</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">5,369</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right; padding-bottom: 3px">2</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt"></p> <p style="font: 9pt Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; color: Red"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><b>Restricted Stock Units</b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">In May 2022, the Company issued a total of 67,500 RSUs to certain officers with a performance period that ended on December 31, 2024. The number of RSUs eligible to vest ranged from zero percent to</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt">two-hundred percent and was determined based on how the Company’s TSR compared to the TSR of companies that comprised the Russell 2000 Index during the performance period ending December 31, 2024. The calculated payout of the units that vested was 148%, or 99,900 shares, and the shares were issued on February 26, 2025.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">The Company did not recognize any compensation cost related to RSUs in the three-month period ended April 30, 2025. The Company recognized compensation cost related to RSUs of approximately $0.3 million in the three-month period ended April 30, 2024.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">For the three-month period ended April 30, 2024, we calculated the diluted weighted average shares as follows (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 65%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td colspan="4" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended<br/> April 30, 2024</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 94%">Weighted average shares – basic</td><td style="width: 2%">             </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: right">17,546</td><td style="width: 2%; text-align: left">             </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Dilutive effect of RSUs</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">118</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Weighted average shares – diluted</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">17,664</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 1650000 1065809 20046 465000 P1Y9M18D <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">The following tables summarize legally non-vested restricted stock award activity for the periods presented:</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt"></p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 75%; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Three Months Ended April 30, 2025</td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="white-space: nowrap"> </td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Non-Vested<br/> Shares</b></span></td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Weighted<br/> Average Grant<br/> Date Fair Value <br/> (000’s)</b></span></td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Weighted <br/> Average Remaining<br/> Vesting Term <br/> (in years)</b></span></td><td style="white-space: nowrap; font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 50%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Non-Vested at January 31, 2025</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">162,392</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">6,190</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Granted</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-43">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-44">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Forfeited</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-45">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-46">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px">Vested</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-47">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-48">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px">Non-Vested at April 30, 2025</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">162,392</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">6,190</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right; padding-bottom: 3px">1</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 75%; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Three Months Ended April 30, 2024</td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Non-Vested<br/> Shares</b></span></td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Weighted <br/> Average Grant<br/> Date Fair Value <br/> (000’s)</b></span></td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Weighted <br/> Average Remaining<br/> Vesting Term<br/> (in years)</b></span></td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="white-space: nowrap; width: 46%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Non-Vested at January 31, 2024</td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">162,855</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">5,369</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 5%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 11%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Granted</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-49">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-50">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Forfeited</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-51">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-52">-</div></td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px">Vested</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-53">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-54">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px">Non-Vested at April 30, 2024</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">162,855</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">5,369</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right; padding-bottom: 3px">2</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 162392 6190000 P2Y 162392 6190000 P1Y 162855 5369000 P2Y 162855 5369000 P2Y 67500 1.48 99900 300000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">For the three-month period ended April 30, 2024, we calculated the diluted weighted average shares as follows (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 65%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td colspan="4" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended<br/> April 30, 2024</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 94%">Weighted average shares – basic</td><td style="width: 2%">             </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: right">17,546</td><td style="width: 2%; text-align: left">             </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Dilutive effect of RSUs</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right">118</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3px">Weighted average shares – diluted</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">17,664</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 17546000 118000 17664000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 12<i>. Income Taxes</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company’s income tax provision was approximately $3.0 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company assessed all available positive and negative evidence to determine whether it expects sufficient future taxable income will be generated to allow for the realization of existing federal deferred tax assets. There is sufficient objectively verifiable income for management to conclude that it is more likely than not that the Company will utilize available federal deferred tax assets prior to their expiration.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company files a U.S. federal income tax return and various state income tax returns. In general, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years ended January 31, 2014 and prior. The Company is currently undergoing a federal income tax examination for the years ended January 31, 2015 through January 31, 2022 related to refined coal production tax credits pursuant to <span style="color: #002060">IRC</span> Section 45 and research and experimentation credits pursuant to IRC Section 41 claimed during those years.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">On a quarterly and annual basis, the Company accrues for the effects of open uncertain tax positions and the related potential penalties and interest. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit with respect to certain unrecognized tax positions will increase or decrease during the next 12 months; however, the Company does not expect the change to have a material effect on results of operations or financial position.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, for the three-month periods ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, is as follows (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 75%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended <br/>April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 66%; text-align: left">Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">18,978</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">18,965</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Changes for prior years’ tax positions</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">7</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">7</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Changes for current year tax positions</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-55">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-56">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">18,985</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">18,972</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">At April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025 the unrecognized tax benefits were included within the following lines on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"></p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 75%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">April 30,<br/> 2025</td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">January 31,<br/> 2025</td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 66%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Refundable income taxes</td><td style="width: 3%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,002</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,002</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Deferred taxes</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">11,759</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">12,037</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Long-term taxes payable</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,613</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,334</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Other long-term liabilities</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">611</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">605</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">18,985</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">18,978</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 3000000 3700000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, for the three-month periods ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, is as follows (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 75%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended <br/>April 30,</td><td style="font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-weight: bold"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 66%; text-align: left">Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period</td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">18,978</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; text-align: right">18,965</td><td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left">Changes for prior years’ tax positions</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">7</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right">7</td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Changes for current year tax positions</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-55">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: right"><div style="-sec-ix-hidden: hidden-fact-56">-</div></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">18,985</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; text-align: right">18,972</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 18978000 18965000 7000 7000 18985000 18972000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">At April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025 the unrecognized tax benefits were included within the following lines on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets (amounts in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"></p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 75%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">April 30,<br/> 2025</td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">January 31,<br/> 2025</td><td style="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 66%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Refundable income taxes</td><td style="width: 3%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,002</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 3%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,002</td><td style="width: 1%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Deferred taxes</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">11,759</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">12,037</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Long-term taxes payable</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,613</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,334</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Other long-term liabilities</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">611</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">605</td><td style="padding-bottom: 1px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period</td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">18,985</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">18,978</td><td style="padding-bottom: 3px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> -2002000 -2002000 -11759000 -12037000 4613000 4334000 611000 605000 18985000 18978000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 13. <i>Commitments and Contingencies</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company may be involved in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business, from time to time. After taking into consideration legal counsel’s evaluations of any such action(s), management is of the opinion that their outcome will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. There were no material liabilities recorded for legal actions at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, as the Company did not believe that there was a probable and reasonably estimable significant loss associated with any legal contingencies. </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">At April 30, 2025, One Earth and NuGen had combined forward purchase contracts for approximately 17.6 million bushels of corn, the principal raw material for their ethanol plants, and they had combined forward purchase contracts for approximately 0.8 million MmBtu (million British thermal unit) of natural gas.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">At April 30, 2025, One Earth and NuGen had combined sales commitments for approximately 51.4 million gallons of ethanol, approximately 89,500 tons of distillers grains and approximately 7.9 million pounds of distillers corn oil.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">One Earth has entered into a 10-year agreement in 2009 with an unrelated party for the use of a portion of that party’s natural gas pipeline. A new 15-year agreement, with monthly payments of $29,250</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">was effective February 1, 2019. One Earth paid approximately $88,000 in both of the three month periods ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 pursuant to the agreement.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">At April 30, 2025, One Earth had signed non-cancelable contracts for capital projects with approximately $24.6 million remaining in future payments.</p> 17600000 800000 51400000 89500 7900000 29250 88000 88000 24600000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 14. <i>Related-Party Transactions</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">During the first quarters of fiscal year 2025 and 2024, One Earth and NuGen purchased approximately $24.8 million and $30.6 million, respectively, of corn (and other supplies) from minority equity investors and board members of those affiliates. The Company had amounts payable to related parties of approximately $2.2 million and $1.4 million at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively.</p> 24800000 30600000 2200000 1400000 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Note 15. <i>Segment Reporting</i></b></p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company has one reportable segment, ethanol and by-products. Within the ethanol and by-products segment, the Company has equity investments in three ethanol limited liability companies, two of which are majority ownership interests and are consolidated in the financial statements presented. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current segment reporting.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Executive Committee that includes the Executive Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer. The chief operating decision maker uses net income generated from operating segments in determining the allocation of resources and making assessment of Company performance.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">In applying the criteria set forth in ASC 280, the Company determined that based on the nature of the products and production process and the expected financial results, the Company’s operations at its ethanol plants are aggregated into one reporting segment, each of which is reviewed in the same manner by the chief operating decision maker. Aggregation into one reporting segment is appropriate based upon the similarity of economic characteristics of the operating segments, including the markets for identical revenue sources and the primary input, corn. The plants in all locations operate in a similar manner to produce ethanol and by-products. The types of customers and how the products are distributed to the customers are similar across each operating entity, consisting of a combination of rail and truck shipments. Finally, the regulatory environment is largely impacted by guidance from the federal level, impacting each operating segment the same.</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt"> </p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 36pt">The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets.</p><p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following tables set forth certain financial data for the Company’s reportable segment for the three-month periods ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-left: 3pt"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="7" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended<br/> April 30,</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"></td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Net sales and revenue</td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"></td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"></td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 68%; color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products</td><td style="width: 2%; color: black"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; color: black; text-align: right">430,643</td><td style="width: 1%; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%; color: black"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; color: black; text-align: right">434,217</td><td style="width: 1%; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(272,303</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(272,986</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total consolidated net sales and revenue</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">158,340</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">161,231</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-left: 3pt"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black">Cost of sales</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products:</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; padding-left: 20pt">Cost of corn</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">280,365</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">292,680</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 20pt">Other cost of sales (1)</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">121,686</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">108,824</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(258,053</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(254,724</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total cost of sales</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">143,998</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">146,780</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Gross profit</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">28,592</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">32,713</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(14,250</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(18,262</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total consolidated gross profit</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">14,342</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">14,451</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Depreciation and amortization expense</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">10,239</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">14,556</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(5,220</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(8,664</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total consolidated depreciation and amortization expense</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">5,019</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">5,892</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Income before taxes</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">25,362</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">35,125</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(11,736</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(19,162</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Total consolidated income before income taxes</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">13,626</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">15,963</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Provision for income taxes</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(2,954</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(3,690</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total consolidated net income</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">10,672</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">12,273</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="width: 100%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 0%"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(1)</td><td>Expenses within “Other cost of sales” consist primarily of depreciation, other raw materials, third-party freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, other distribution expenses, warehousing costs, plant repair and maintenance costs, production labor and related payroll costs, and general facility overhead charges.</td></tr></table> 1 <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following tables set forth certain financial data for the Company’s reportable segment for the three-month periods ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):</p> <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-left: 3pt"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td colspan="7" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Three Months Ended<br/> April 30,</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"></td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2025</td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2024</td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Net sales and revenue</td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"></td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"></td><td style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="width: 68%; color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products</td><td style="width: 2%; color: black"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; color: black; text-align: right">430,643</td><td style="width: 1%; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="width: 2%; color: black"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="width: 12%; color: black; text-align: right">434,217</td><td style="width: 1%; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(272,303</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(272,986</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total consolidated net sales and revenue</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">158,340</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">161,231</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-left: 3pt"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black">Cost of sales</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products:</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; padding-left: 20pt">Cost of corn</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">280,365</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">292,680</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 20pt">Other cost of sales (1)</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">121,686</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">108,824</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(258,053</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(254,724</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total cost of sales</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">143,998</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">146,780</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Gross profit</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">28,592</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">32,713</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(14,250</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(18,262</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total consolidated gross profit</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">14,342</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">14,451</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Depreciation and amortization expense</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">10,239</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">14,556</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(5,220</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(8,664</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total consolidated depreciation and amortization expense</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">5,019</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">5,892</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Income before taxes</td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td><td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td><td style="text-align: right"> </td><td style="text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Ethanol and by-products</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">25,362</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">35,125</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Reconciling Item: Equity method ethanol investment</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(11,736</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(19,162</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left">Total consolidated income before income taxes</td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">13,626</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black"> </td> <td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; text-align: right">15,963</td><td style="color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; "> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1px">Provision for income taxes</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(2,954</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 1px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: right">(3,690</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; color: black; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(229,255,255)"> <td style="color: black; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3px">Total consolidated net income</td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">10,672</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td><td style="color: black; padding-bottom: 3px"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: right">12,273</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 3px double; color: black; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="width: 100%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 0%"></td><td style="width: 18pt">(1)</td><td>Expenses within “Other cost of sales” consist primarily of depreciation, other raw materials, third-party freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, other distribution expenses, warehousing costs, plant repair and maintenance costs, production labor and related payroll costs, and general facility overhead charges.</td></tr></table> 430643000 434217000 -272303000 -272986000 158340000 161231000 280365000 292680000 121686000 108824000 -258053000 -254724000 143998000 146780000 28592000 32713000 -14250000 -18262000 14342000 14451000 10239000 14556000 -5220000 -8664000 5019000 5892000 25362000 35125000 -11736000 -19162000 13626000 15963000 2954000 3690000 10672000 12273000 0000744187 false Q1 --01-31 The forward purchase contracts asset is included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The commodity futures assets and liabilities are netted with cash collateral due from broker and included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The forward purchase contracts liability is included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Forward purchase contracts assets are included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are for purchases of approximately 8.1 million and 16.8 million bushels of corn at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively. Forward purchase contracts liabilities are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are for purchases of approximately 9.5 million and 7.6 million bushels of corn at April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively. Commodity futures assets and liabilities are included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts included short/sell positions and long-buy positions for approximately 6.0 million and 0.4 million bushels of corn, respectively at April 30, 2025. These contracts included short/sell positions and long/buy positions for approximately 6.3 million and 575,000 bushels of corn, respectively, at January 31, 2025. These contracts also included short/sell positions for approximately 4.2 million gallons of ethanol at both April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025. As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, all of the derivative financial instruments held by the Company were subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. The Company’s accounting policy is to offset position amounts owed or owing with the same counterparty. Depending on the amount of unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts held by the Company, the counterparty may require collateral to secure the Company’s derivative contract positions. As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the Company recorded this collateral balance within “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 5 which contains fair value information related to derivative financial instruments.