Note 1 - Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

	20 20			201 9
	(in thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	83,908		$	84,478
Less allowance for:
Doubtful accounts		(543	)		(487	)
Sales adjustments		(2,397	)		(2,414	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	80,968		$	81,577

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Buildings and building improvements	$	29,902		$	32,238
Computer equipment and software		18,345			17,671
Furniture and office equipment		8,004			7,672
Leasehold improvements		7,382			7,309
Land		3,850			3,850
Automobiles		65			54
		67,548			68,794
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(38,861	)		(39,173	)
	$	28,687		$	29,621

Changes in Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Cost
Balance at February 1	$	68,794		$	67,969
Additions		5,671			4,340
Adjustments (1)		(2,234	)		-
Disposals		(4,286	)		(2,512	)
Impact of foreign currency translation		(397	)		(1,003	)
Balance at January 31		67,548			68,794
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at February 1		(39,173	)		(37,561	)
Depreciation		(5,034	)		(4,734	)
Adjustments (1)		880			-
Disposals		4,207			2,474
Impact of foreign currency translation		259			648
Balance at January 31		(38,861	)		(39,173	)
Property and equipment, net at January 31	$	28,687		$	29,621

Schedule of Capitalized Software Costs [Table Text Block]

	2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Capitalized software costs:
Capitalized software development costs	$	3,356		$	2,314
Acquired software technology		135			135
		3,491			2,449
Less accumulated amortization		(1,569	)		(851	)
Capitalized software costs, net	$	1,922		$	1,598

Schedule of Capitalized Software Costs Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Years	(in thousands)
2021	$	984
2022		643
2023		280
2024		15
Thereafter		-
	$	1,922

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	1,379		$	1,348
Less accumulated amortization		(394	)		(115	)
Net amortizable intangible assets	$	985		$	1,233

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Years	(in thousands)
2021	$	276
2022		276
2023		276
2024		157
Thereafter		-
	$	985

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Impairment			Goodwill, Net
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 31, 2018	$	26,631			(15,608	)		11,023
Additions		1,510			—			1,510
Impact of foreign currency translation		(110	)		—			(110	)
Balance at January 31, 2019		28,031			(15,608	)		12,423
Impact of foreign currency translation		(35	)		—			(35	)
Balance at January 31, 2020	$	27,996		$	(15,608	)	$	12,388

Schedule of Other Nonoperating Expense, by Component [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended January 31,
	20 20			201 9			201 8
	(in thousands)
Interest income	$	(2,782	)	$	(2,600	)	$	(1,547	)
Interest expense		630			643			669
Foreign exchange (gains) losses		(50	)		(229	)		2,466
Change in fair value of interest rate swap		368			51			(377	)
Other income, net		(250	)		(209	)		(77	)
Total other (income) expense, net	$	(2,084	)	$	(2,344	)	$	1,134

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended January 31,
	2020			2019			2018
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Net (loss) income	$	(15,949	)	$	10,428		$	(9,065	)
Less: dividends declared		(5,617	)		(5,479	)		(5,367	)
Undistributed net (loss) income	$	(21,566	)	$	4,949		$	(14,432	)
Net (loss) income per share – Class A Common Stock
Dividends declared	$	4,827		$	4,696		$	4,596
Allocation of undistributed net (loss) income		(18,519	)		4,243			(12,358
Net (loss) income attributable to Class A common stock	$	(13,692	)	$	8,939		$	(7,762	)
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding— basic		16,709			16,267			15,942
Weighted average potential shares of Class A common stock		—			1,585			—
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted		16,709			17,852			15,942
Basic net (loss) income per Class A common share	$	(0.82	)	$	0.55		$	(0.49	)
Diluted net (loss) income per Class A common share	$	(0.82	)	$	0.50		$	(0.49	)
Net (loss) income per share – Class B Common Stock
Dividends declared	$	790		$	783		$	771
Allocation of undistributed net (loss) income		(3,047	)		706			(2,074	)
Net (loss) income attributable to Class B common stock	$	(2,257	)	$	1,489		$	(1,303	)
Weighted average shares of Class B common stock outstanding— basic		3,289			3,256			3,213
Weighted average potential shares of Class B common stock		—			166			—
Weighted average shares of Class B common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted		3,289			3,422			3,213
Basic net (loss) income per Class B common share	$	(0.69	)	$	0.46		$	(0.41	)
Diluted net (loss) income per Class B common share	$	(0.69	)	$	0.44		$	(0.41	)

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended January 31,
	2020		2019		2018
	(in thousands)
Class A		2,473		325		3,236
Class B		221		—		380