Accrued Expenses and Deferred Revenue - Summary of Accrued Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2024	Apr. 30, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued professional fees	$ 5,603	$ 4,925
Accrued taxes other than income	5,479	5,838
Accrued settlement	3,270	3,200
Accrued employee benefits	2,752	2,742
Accrued distributor incentives	2,600	1,687
Current portion of finance lease obligation	1,631	1,564
Accrued rebates and promotions	1,472	1,485
Current portion of operating lease obligation	430	947
Accrued other	6,742	4,423
Total accrued expenses and deferred revenue	$ 29,979	$ 26,811

Accrued distributor incentives current.

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Accrued expenses and deferred revenue current.

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Accrued rebates and Promotions current.

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Accrued settlement

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for real and property taxes. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations, excluding pension and other postretirement benefits, incurred through that date and payable for perquisites provided to employees pertaining to services received from them. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as current.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as current.

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Amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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