CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

NOTE 5 — CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

The Company considers all liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Short-term investments as of April 30 and January 31, 2018 consisted solely of certificates of deposit purchased from Bank of America (the “Bank”) with weighted average initial maturities of 329 days and 293 days, respectively (the “CDs”). The Company has the intent and ability to hold the CDs until they mature, and they are carried at cost plus accrued interest which approximates fair value. The total carrying value amounts as of April 30 and January 31, 2018 included accrued interest of $2.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

Interest income is recorded when earned and is included in other income. As of April 30, and January 31, 2018, the weighted average annual interest rates of the CDs classified as short-term investments were 1.6% and 1.5%, respectively. The Company has cash on deposit in excess of federally insured limits at the Bank, has purchased CDs from the Bank, and has money market accounts at the Bank. Management does not believe that maintaining substantially all such assets with the Bank represents a material risk.